Telangana govt announces Rs 5L exgratia for kin of Swapnalok Complex fire

Hyderabad: The Telangana government on Friday announced exgratia of Rs 5 lakh each to the kin of victims who died in the Swapnalok Complex in Secunderabad on Thursday evening.

A major fire broke out at the famous complex in Secunderabad, killing six of which, two were males and four were females. Another three victims were critically injured after they jumped from the complex to escape the fire.

Firefighters swung into action and evacuated as many as possible people from the building. More than ten fire tenders were pressed into service. High-rise cranes to rescue the public present in the building.

The firefighters successfully rescued at least eight persons who were stuck in the complex and raising hues and others crying for help from the top of the complex.

The public present near the commercial complex witnessed the smoke billowing from the 7th and 8th floors. Later the fire engulfed the two floors of 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 the fire break out at 7:30 pm due to a short circuit. Minister Talasani Yadav reached the location and supervised the rescue operation.

GHMC Mayor Gadwal Vijayalaxmi also arrived and spoke with Disaster Response Force (DRF) Chief Y Prakash Reddy.