• Contact us
  • Advertising Policy
  • Cookie Policy
  • Disclaimer
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of Use
Sunday, June 8, 2025
34 °c
Agartala
enewstime
  • Home
  • News
    • Northeast
    • National
    • International
    • Tripura News
  • Sports
    Hadn't hit a ball since missing full toss off Shami in Champions Trophy, reveals Smith

    Hadn't hit a ball since missing full toss off Shami in Champions Trophy, reveals Smith

    Team India begins training camp in Jaipur for historic mixed disability T20I series in England

    Team India begins training camp in Jaipur for historic mixed disability T20I series in England

    FIFA WC qualifiers: Colombia's Duran to miss Argentina clash; Chile loses Aravena for Bolivia duel

    FIFA WC qualifiers: Colombia's Duran to miss Argentina clash; Chile loses Aravena for Bolivia duel

    T20 Mumbai League: Mulani-led Aakash Tigers secure first win in 5-over thriller

    T20 Mumbai League: Mulani-led Aakash Tigers secure first win in 5-over thriller

    French Open: Coco Gauff fights back to stun Sabalenka, wins first title at Roland Garros

    French Open: Coco Gauff fights back to stun Sabalenka, wins first title at Roland Garros

    2nd Unofficial Test: Bad light forces early stumps, England Lions’ trail India ‘A’ by 156 runs

    2nd Unofficial Test: Bad light forces early stumps, England Lions’ trail India ‘A’ by 156 runs

    UTT Season 6: Jeet Chandra stuns Walther to power Jaipur Patriots past Ahmedabad SG Pipers

    UTT Season 6: Jeet Chandra stuns Walther to power Jaipur Patriots past Ahmedabad SG Pipers

    French Open: Coco Gauff fights back to stun Sabalenka, wins first French Open title (Ld)

    French Open: Coco Gauff fights back to stun Sabalenka, wins first French Open title (Ld)

    Athletics: Jyothi Yarraji wins in 12.99s as India claims six gold in Taiwan Open

    Athletics: Jyothi Yarraji wins in 12.99s as India claims six gold in Taiwan Open

  • Business
  • Entertainment
  • Health
  • Features
  • TendersNew
No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • News
    • Northeast
    • National
    • International
    • Tripura News
  • Sports
    Hadn't hit a ball since missing full toss off Shami in Champions Trophy, reveals Smith

    Hadn't hit a ball since missing full toss off Shami in Champions Trophy, reveals Smith

    Team India begins training camp in Jaipur for historic mixed disability T20I series in England

    Team India begins training camp in Jaipur for historic mixed disability T20I series in England

    FIFA WC qualifiers: Colombia's Duran to miss Argentina clash; Chile loses Aravena for Bolivia duel

    FIFA WC qualifiers: Colombia's Duran to miss Argentina clash; Chile loses Aravena for Bolivia duel

    T20 Mumbai League: Mulani-led Aakash Tigers secure first win in 5-over thriller

    T20 Mumbai League: Mulani-led Aakash Tigers secure first win in 5-over thriller

    French Open: Coco Gauff fights back to stun Sabalenka, wins first title at Roland Garros

    French Open: Coco Gauff fights back to stun Sabalenka, wins first title at Roland Garros

    2nd Unofficial Test: Bad light forces early stumps, England Lions’ trail India ‘A’ by 156 runs

    2nd Unofficial Test: Bad light forces early stumps, England Lions’ trail India ‘A’ by 156 runs

    UTT Season 6: Jeet Chandra stuns Walther to power Jaipur Patriots past Ahmedabad SG Pipers

    UTT Season 6: Jeet Chandra stuns Walther to power Jaipur Patriots past Ahmedabad SG Pipers

    French Open: Coco Gauff fights back to stun Sabalenka, wins first French Open title (Ld)

    French Open: Coco Gauff fights back to stun Sabalenka, wins first French Open title (Ld)

    Athletics: Jyothi Yarraji wins in 12.99s as India claims six gold in Taiwan Open

    Athletics: Jyothi Yarraji wins in 12.99s as India claims six gold in Taiwan Open

  • Business
  • Entertainment
  • Health
  • Features
  • TendersNew
No Result
View All Result
enewstime
  • Home
  • News
  • Sports
  • Business
  • Entertainment
  • Health
  • Features
  • Tenders
Home National

Charminar blaze: Hyderabad’s worst fire disaster in recent years

Fire accident in a building near iconic Charminar claim 17 lives

IANS by IANS
May 18, 2025
in National
Charminar-blaze-Hyderabads-worst-fire-disaster-in-recent-years

Charminar blaze: Hyderabad's worst fire disaster in recent years

40
VIEWS
Share on FacebookShare on Twitter

Hyderabad, May 18 (IANS) Sunday’s fire accident in a building near iconic Charminar that claimed 17 lives is the worst fire disaster to hit Hyderabad in recent years.

ADVERTISEMENT

The tragedy once again brought into focus the lack of fire safety measures in multi-storey buildings and failure to ensure adherence to safety norms despite announcements by authorities concerned after every such disaster.

Eight children were among 17 people killed when the fire broke out, apparently due to a short-circuit, in a building in Gulzar Houz, a commercial hub, on Sunday morning.

Like in most of the fire accidents in recent years, this G+2 building too had shops on the ground floor while families were residing upstairs.

Sunday’s disaster happened just two days after a fire broke out in the G+3 floor building in Afzalgunj, the busy commercial area not far from Charminar. This building also housed commercial establishments on the ground floor and residential flats above. Fortunately, there were no casualties as the firefighters rescued eight persons, including an infant trapped on the upper floors. An electrical short-circuit was suspected to be the cause.

ADVERTISEMENT

Hyderabad, its twin city, Secunderabad, and suburbs have seen a series of accidents in recent years, and after every accident, authorities promised action against those violating fire safety norms and illegally running commercial establishments in residential areas.

Charminar-blaze-Hyderabads-worst-fire-disaster-in-recent-years
Charminar blaze: Hyderabad’s worst fire disaster in recent years

In July last year, a 10-year-old girl died and five others were injured in a fire in a multi-storey building in the Jiyaguda area.

The fire broke out in a furniture warehouse on the ground floor and spread to three floors of the building.

Ten people were killed and 12 others injured after a fire broke out in a building in Nampally in the heart of Hyderabad city in November 2023.

The fire started from the ground floor, which was being used to store chemicals used in making fibre bodies of air coolers. Six families living on rent in six flats on three upper floors were trapped in the fire.

In March 2023, a huge fire in the famous Swapnalok complex in Secunderabad claimed six lives. The fire broke out on the 5th floor of the complex, trapping 13 people. While seven of them were rescued, six others, including four women, died of suffocation after inhaling smoke.

Three workers were charred to death in a huge fire in a garment store on Nallagutta on Ministers Road, Secunderabad, in January 2023.

The fire raged for two days in the six-storeyed commercial building. The municipal authorities later demolished the structure as it had become weak.

Eight people were killed and nine others injured in a hotel in a fire that broke out in a multi-storey complex in Secunderabad in September 2022. Fire engulfed the Ruby Pride Luxury Hotel following an explosion in an e-bike showroom located in the basement of the five-storey building near the Passport Office.

In March 2022, eleven migrant workers from Bihar were charred to death in a huge fire in a scrap warehouse in Secunderabad.

The workers were asleep in rooms on the first floor while scrap material was stored on the ground floor.

Following a series of accidents, the then BRS government had directed authorities concerned to take action against those illegally running shops, warehouses, and business establishments in the cellars or ground floor of multi-storey buildings and also those flouting fire safety norms.

Politicians who visited the site of Sunday’s tragedy reiterated the demand for action to prevent such incidents, while the government announced an inquiry.

Union Minister G. Kishan Reddy, who is the MP from Secunderabad, said the authorities should take steps to prevent fire accidents. He wanted police, fire services, Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) and electricity departments to ensure compliance to fire safety norms.

–IANS

ms/vd

*Except for the headings & sub-headings, this story has not been edited by The enewstime.in and has been published from IANS feed.

Tags: CharminarHyderabad

Related Posts

Introspect instead of insulting democracy: CM Fadnavis on Rahul Gandhi's poll rigging claim
National

Introspect instead of insulting democracy: CM Fadnavis on Rahul Gandhi's poll rigging claim

June 8, 2025
CM Chandrababu Naidu expresses shock over MLA Gopinath’s death
National

CM Chandrababu Naidu expresses shock over MLA Gopinath’s death

June 8, 2025
Terrorism from Pak won't be tolerated, conveyed to the world: Indian MPs after concluding Europe tour
National

Terrorism from Pak won't be tolerated, conveyed to the world: Indian MPs after concluding Europe tour

June 8, 2025
Car falls into deep gorge in Mussoorie, police rescue two
National

Car falls into deep gorge in Mussoorie, police rescue two

June 8, 2025
BRS legislator Maganti Gopinath passes away
National

BRS legislator Maganti Gopinath passes away

June 8, 2025
Class 10 student electrocuted by illegal fence in Kerala's Nilambur, protests erupt
National

Class 10 student electrocuted by illegal fence in Kerala's Nilambur, protests erupt

June 8, 2025
ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT
D-2050 D-2050 D-2050
ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT

About us

Enewstime.in is run by an individual – a Journalist by profession of Tripura with the active help of several journos including senior journalists of the State. On top of that, Enewstime.in being a subscriber of IANS news agency, we have plenty of multi-choice topics to offer to our esteemed readers. Enewstime.in is a venture reach global audience from a tiny State Tripura.

Latest News

Market share of electric cars in India accelerates past 4 pc in May

Introspect instead of insulting democracy: CM Fadnavis on Rahul Gandhi's poll rigging claim

CM Chandrababu Naidu expresses shock over MLA Gopinath’s death

South Korean Prez Lee holds 1st meeting with DP leadership since inauguration

Hadn't hit a ball since missing full toss off Shami in Champions Trophy, reveals Smith

Mohit Suri says music composer Tanishk Bagchi told him to ‘get out’ during recording of his latest film

Contact us

ssss

  • Contact us
  • Advertising Policy
  • Cookie Policy
  • Disclaimer
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of Use

© 2025 Designed & Developed with ❤️ by Provibe Media LLP

Welcome Back!

Login to your account below

Forgotten Password?

Retrieve your password

Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

Log In
No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • News
    • Northeast
    • National
    • International
    • Tripura News
  • Sports
  • Business
  • Entertainment
  • Health
  • Features
  • Tenders

© 2025 Designed & Developed with ❤️ by Provibe Media LLP