Eleven people were charred to death in a major fire accident at a scrap godown in Hyderabad in the early hours of Wednesday.
The deceased, all migrant workers from Bihar, were found on the first floor of the building at Bhoiguda in the city, police and fire officials said.
The eleven people were charred beyond recognition, a police official told PTI, adding the cause of the fire was being ascertained.
“A shock circuit could be the reason for the fire. We are investigating the matter," Mohan Rao, Gandhi Nagar SHO told news agency ANI.
The fire control room received a call around 3 AM and the blaze was completely extinguished after about four hours, they said.
Telangana CM KC Rao mourned the death of Bihar workers in the fire at Boiguda Timber Depot in Secunderabad. He announced an ex-gratia of Rs 5 lakh each for the next of the kins of the victims and directed the Chief Secretary to make arrangements for the repatriation of bodies of workers killed in the incident.
Telangana CM KC Rao mourned the death of Bihar workers in the fire at Boiguda Timber Depot in Secunderabad. He announced ex-gratia of Rs 5 lakh each for the next of the kins &directed Chief Secy to make arrangements for the repatriation of bodies of workers killed in the incident pic.twitter.com/wdxFoRU9Nd
— ANI (@ANI) March 23, 2022
The eleven people, who were sleeping on the first floor of the building, could not save themselves as there was only one internal spiral staircase in it, they said.
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