A deadly fire broke out in a multi-storey building in Telangana's Hyderabad on 16 March 2023.
More than 5 people were killed in the fire at the commercial complex in Secunderabad. Twelve people were admitted to different hospitals and six of them died during treatment, police said.
Witnesses said that the fire started at around 7.30 pm in the complex that houses several offices. More than 10 fire fighting vehicles, including four fire engines, were rushed to the spot to extinguish the blaze as huge flames leapt out from one of floors of the eight-storey building earlier.
Another official supervising rescue operation said till midnight, there was still a lot of smoke coming out of the building and it will take some time for it to subside.
(With PTI inputs)
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