Lagatar24 Desk
New Delhi, Sept 13: A significant fire that started in an electric showroom in Secunderabad on Monday night resulted in at least eight fatalities, including a woman, according to authorities.
At 10 o’clock at night, a lodge and a restaurant on the top four floors of a building close to the passport office caught fire.
The hotel personnel and visitors were aware of the fire and smoke and called the fire brigade. Firefighters arrived at the scene quickly to put out the flames.
According to a preliminary inquiry, the ground level was being used to charge the electric scooters, which may have caused a short circuit or fire. There were about 24 individuals stuck inside, six of them perished and others were freed.
“Six dead after a fire broke out at a hotel in Secunderabad. Fire broke out in an electric scooter recharging unit on the ground floor, smoke from which overpowered the people staying on 1st and 2nd floors. Remaining people jumped from the building and were rescued by locals. They were rushed to the hospital, fire tenders on the spot,” Hyderabad Commissioner CV Anand said.
The fire broke out last night around 9.30. The fire started in the basement, where a lot of electric bikes were parked. We don't know the origin of the fire as yet. 8 people have died & some are hospitalised. A case has been registered: Chandana Deepti, DCP, North Zone, Hyderabad https://t.co/6MwdNqzFKh pic.twitter.com/yerNKV4fqc
— ANI (@ANI) September 13, 2022
