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Secunderabad fire: Swapnalok Complex owners recently warned over unsafe conditions

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Hyderabad: The fire at the Swapnalok Complex in Secunderabad occurred due to a short circuit and the fifth floor suffered extensive damage, the Telangana State Disaster Response and Fire Services officials found during their preliminary investigation.
“The corridor on the fifth floor was occupied with cardboard and other combustible material helping the fire spread rapidly. The electric ducts were covered with wooden doors as against required fire doors,” said the fire department officials.
During the inspection of the Swapnalok complex in Secunderabad done recently, the management was advised to rectify the deficits but they failed to comply, the officials pointed out.
Six persons died due to asphyxiation after getting stuck in an office on the fifth floor of the building. The deceased are V Shiva, 22, Triveni, 22, Vennela, 22, K Prameela, 22, B Shravani, 22 and Prashant, 23. The firefighters rescued 12 people using sky lifts.
Challenges to douse Swapnalok Complex fire:
Firemen faced a lot of problems while battling the fire as the available firefighting equipment was not in working condition, the door leading to the external staircase was locked and the firefighters had to break it open. The external staircase was filled with waste articles and debris. The setbacks at the building were used as vehicle parking leading to hindrance for the movement of the Bronto Sky Lift.
The fire department advised the owners of buildings to install fire fighting measures as per the national building code applicable to the type of building and occupation.
The fire fighting systems should be maintained periodically and checked daily if necessary. The larger business complexes or establishments should appoint fire safety officers with similar terms of security staff to take care of the fire safety systems and implement fire safety drills.
The department asked the building occupants to keep clear escape routes free of waste material. It asked the owners to ensure the setback areas are kept free of vehicles to allow firemen to work in case of a fire mishap.

The department said that after the Deccan Mall fire accident at Minister Road, a joint inspection was done of 1150 buildings and Greater Hyderabad and notices were issued to rectify deficiencies in fire safety norms.
Another 650 hazardous premises including industries, chemical godowns, scrap godowns and other hazardous premises was done in Cyberabad.
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March 17, 2023
Video: 6 dead, 3 injured in Swapnalok complex fire in Secunderabad

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Hyderabad: Major fire broke out at the famous Swapnalok Complex in Secunderabad on Thursday evening.
According to DCP North Zone Deepti Chandana, six persons were dead so far out of which two males & four females and three got critically injured after they jumped from the complex to escape from the fire.
The firefighters swung into action and evacuated as many as possible people from the building. More than ten fire tenders were pressed into service.
The public present at the commercial complex witnessed the smoke billowing from the 7th and 8th floors. Later the fire engulfed the two floors of the building.
“As of now more than a dozen fire tenders are working in fire extinguishing work and efforts are on to control the fire, we are also assessing the situation,” said Srinivas Reddy, the District Fire Officer.
Meanwhile, GHMC Mayor Gadwal Vijayalaxmi also arrived and spoke with Disaster Response Force (DRF) Chief Y Prakash Reddy.
The firefighters used high-rise cranes to rescue the public present in the building.
The traffic came to a standstill after the incident took on the busiest commercial area. The traffic police diverted the vehicular traffic in the area.

South Zone Additional DCP speaking to ANI, said that a fire break out at 7.30 pm due to a short circuit. Minister Talasani Yadav reached the location and supervised the rescue operation.
The firefighters have successfully rescued 8 persons struck in the complex and efforts are to evacuate those who were raising hues and crying for help from the top of the complex.
Telangana | Huge fire broke out in Swapnalok Complex in Secundrabad, fire engine rushed to the spot.
Around 7:30pm a fire broke out due to a short circuit, we are trying to rescue people who are stuck inside, and so far we don’t know how many are stuck. Fire engines have rushed… https://t.co/EXKpCpvKbf pic.twitter.com/x5Uv0qNgWN
— ANI (@ANI) March 16, 2023
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March 16, 2023
Man arrested for smuggling gold at Secunderabad railway station

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Hyderabad: The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence officials on specific information arrested one person at Secunderabad Railway Station on a charge of smuggling gold.
Investigation resulted in the seizure of smuggled gold bars, a total weighing 2.314 Kgs (99.9 purity 24 Carat) valued at Rs. 1.32 Crore.
The person had purchased this smuggled gold from Kolkata and traveled from Kolkata by Falaknuma Express. He was arrested and remanded to judicial custody.
Further investigation is in progress.
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March 11, 2023
PM Modi praises Secunderabad railway training institute

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Hyderabad: Prime Minister, Narendra Modi on Sunday has praised the effort of Zonal Railway Training Institute, Secunderabad for the renovation of a heritage well.
The Zonal Railway Training Institute renovated a 200-year-old heritage well on its premises. Further, the training institute built Rainwater Harvesting Pits around the well to facilitate water conservation.
In a reply to a tweet by Ministry of Railways, the Prime Minister tweeted; “This is a laudatory effort.”
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February 26, 2023
Secunderabad cantonment BRS MLA Sayanna passes away

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Hyderabad: Secunderabad Cantonment BRS MLA G Sayanna on Sunday afternoon passed away due to kidney ailments on Sunday.
He was undergoing treatment for the issue at Yashoda Hospitals in Secunderabad where he left his last breath.
Sayanna started his political career in the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) and won thrice between 1994 and 2009 as the MLA. He was also elected as a member of the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam’s (TTD) board in 2015. In 2014, he defeated both TRS and Congress and became the MLA for the TDP party in the same constituency where he lost in the 2009 elections.
Post-2014, he joined the TRS (now BRS) and was the MLA until his last breath.
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February 19, 2023
Hyderabad: Secunderabad RPF recovers Rs 39L worth stolen items

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Hyderabad: The Railway Protection Force (RPF), Secunderabad, arrested 60 offenders and recovered stolen property worth Rs 39.8 lakhs with registration of 50 cases against them. The recovery was done in January, when the RPF conducted different operations as part its task.
Under its luggage retrieval operation ‘Amanat’, RPF personnel retrieved more than 208 belongings of passengers valued at more than Rs 49.3 lakhs, said a press release. As part of operation ‘NARCOS, RPF confiscated ganja valued at more than Rs 32.5 lakhs with the arrest of 7 persons.
The RPF also rescued children under the operation ‘Nanhe Faristey’. “RPF undertook the noble cause of identifying and rescuing children in need of care and protection who are lost/separated from their family due to various reasons. Altogether 82 children have been provided safety,” officials said.
Action against human trafficking under the operation AAHT, the RPF and South Central Railway rescued 18 boys from the clutches of 6 traffickers.
Under Mission ‘Jeevan Raksha’, RPF personnel, risking their own lives, saved four persons. It also initiated action against carriage of contraband/illegal goods under Operation ‘Satark’. Liquor worth Rs 16,500 that was being transported illegally through trains was seized with arrest of one person.
In action against touts, RPF registered cases and arrested 13 persons, seizing 106 tickets valued at Rs. 17.08 lakhs, stated the SCR release.
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February 17, 2023
Hyderabad: Fire breaks out on 8th floor of building in Secunderabad

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Hyderabad: A fire broke out on the eighth floor of an apartment at East Marredpally in Secunderabad on Friday evening.
The incident occurred when a lamp lit in a puja room fell on nearby furniture in the apartment of an elderly couple.
The residents alerted Tukaramgate police and fire department personnel. They reached the spot immediately and doused the fire within an hour.
“Due to the mattress and other combustible material in the bedroom, the fire spread quickly, and smoke engulfed the place,” said an official.
The damaged property’s worth is yet to be estimated, and an investigation is underway.
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January 28, 2023
Rs 5L ex gratia to kin of Secunderabad fire victims announced

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Hyderabad: A high-level review meeting was held at Burgula Rama Krishna Rao Bhavan on the measures to be taken against huge buildings without fire prevention permits in the wake of the recent massive fire incident in Secunderabad.
During the meeting, the officials decided to conduct a safety audit of all heavy or tall buildings, businesses, commercial buildings, hospitals, school buildings, petrol stations, gas warehouses, and high-rise apartments in all major cities of the state, including Hyderabad.
An ex gratia of Rs 5 lakhs was granted to the families of the three who died in the fire accident at Ramgopal Pate, Secunderabad.
On this occasion, Telangana IT minister KT Rama Rao said that fire safety audits should be completed regularly with the officials of the municipal, police, fire, and other departments. It was clarified that measures should be taken in the name of a fire safety audit so that people do not suffer.
The minister suggested that the safety of the people of the growing city is of the utmost importance, and if necessary in this regard, suitable proposals should be sent to amend the fire safety laws framed in 1999.
Minister KTR appreciated the government for responding in time to the recent fire incident in Secunderabad and taking steps to prevent loss of life.
Chief Secretary Santhi Kumari was asked to immediately send the necessary proposals that the government is ready to provide modern vehicles and fire engines to the fire department as well as high-rise apartments, as provided to the Iruku Police Department in Old Basti.
Animal husbandry and cinematography minister Talasani Srinivasa Yadav said that a high-level committee should be formed to suggest guidelines to prevent major fire accidents in the city as well as other cities.

He stated that about 25 lakh businesses and commercial complexes in Hyderabad should be issued appropriate guidelines to take their own fire safety precautions.
Home minister Mahmood Ali said that stringent fire safety regulations should be imposed during building construction.
Along with submitting suitable proposals for the purchase of modern equipment required by the fire department, steps will be taken to provide proper training to the officers and staff of the fire department on modern procedures. DGP Anjani Kumar has suggested that businesses and institutions that are the source of the fire take extra precautions.
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January 25, 2023
Authorities gear up to raze Secunderabad building gutted in fire

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Hyderabad: Municipal authorities in Hyderabad are gearing up to demolish six-storeyed commercial building which was gutted in a huge fire last week while rescue workers have still not found any remains of two missing persons.
Nearly a week after the fire incident, the rescue workers continued to look for remains of the missing persons in the huge rubble.
Skeletal remains of one person were found on January 21 and the same were preserved at Gandhi Hospital for DNA analysis.
Three workers Waseem, Zaheer and Junaid were reported missing after a huge fire broke out in the building. Some survivors said the three persons had gone to collect their belongings but were trapped.
A massive fire broke out on January 19 in the building housing the garment store at Nallagutta on Minister Road in Secunderabad.
Two fire service officers were injured while trying to douse the fire, which raged for almost two days.
After the fire, the building’s structural strength has been severely compromised. With experts advising for demolishing the building, Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) has initiated the process.
The municipal body has called for bids to pull down the building. It issued a tender notice on an emergency basis with Wednesday as the deadline to submit the bids.

GHMC wants the interested party to use the latest technology in pulling down the structure to avoid collateral damage to adjoining structures. The tender value has been fixed at Rs 33.86 lakh for demolition of 1,890 square metres structure, transport of debris and exercise of safety precautions.
According to officials, GHMC will charge the owner with the cost of demolition. The owner had constructed two upper floors without permission and no firefighting equipment was installed inside.
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January 25, 2023
Secunderabad fire: Building to be demolished amid search for remains of 2 men

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Hyderabad: Municipal authorities in Hyderabad have decided to demolish the six storeyed building which was gutted in a huge fire three days ago while the search continued on Sunday for remains of two missing persons.
For the fourth day rescue workers continued their operation to trace the remains of two men in the rubble at the commercial building at Nallagutta on Ministers Road in Secunderabad.
Skeletal remains of one person were found on Saturday and the same were preserved at Gandhi Hospital for DNA analysis.
Three workers Waseem, Zaheer and Junaid were reported missing after the huge fire broke out in the building. Some survivors said the three persons had gone to collect their belongings but were trapped.
Two fire service officers were injured while trying to douse the fire on Thursday. It took eight hours for the fire to be brought under control. As many as 23 fire tenders from various fire stations in the twin cities of Hyderabad and Secunderabad were pressed into service.
With smoke still emanating from some parts of the building and small fires getting reignited due to inflammable material, the personnel of Disaster Response Force (DRF) and fire services were moving cautiously.
The rescue teams were using drone cameras to collect the footage from different floors and accordingly plan their operation.
The massive fire, which broke out on January 19 and raged for over eight hours, has weakened the structure and experts have warned that it may collapse any time.

The officials of Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) have decided to demolish the structure. However, they made it clear that they will wait till the remains of two missing workers are traced.
Massive debris and huge amounts of inflammable material has made the task of rescue workers difficult.
Officials said the latest technology will be used to demolish the building and all precautions will be taken to ensure that the adjoining buildings are not damaged.
GHMC Town Planning wing has placed caution notice outside the building warning people not to come closer to it.
The notice states that the building is in dangerous and hazardous condition. The owners and inmates of the building have already been asked to vacate immediately as it is likely to collapse at any moment.
The adjoining buildings have also been vacated as a precautionary measure.
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January 22, 2023