20210518 Man charred to death as house catches fire
India May 18 2021 “Building” “Houses”
Dead : dead 1 to 4 Burnout : 1 to 29 Injured : injured 1 to 9
Man charred to death as house catches fire
Updated: 2021-05-18
Hyderabad: A 38-year-old man was burnt alive when his house at Avanthi Nagar, Hyderabad, caught fire in the wee hours of Monday. Four of his family members sustained injuries and were shifted to a private hospital in Hyderguda for treatment. The four injured are said to be stable.
The victim, G Gowrinath, died on the spot. His twin brother Badrinath, 38, wife Veena Manasa, 33, and children Lokesh, 11, and Vignesh, 8, were rescued by firefighters from the first floor of the building
The incident is said to have occurred at around 3.45 am at a house which has a ground floor plus two floors. After receiving a call on 100, three fire tenders, one each from Assembly, Secunderabad, and Gowligudda fire stations, were pressed into service. A skylift fire tender was also rushed to the spot to assist in the rescue operation.
“Within five minutes after receiving a call, a fire tender reached the spot. As it is a duplex building, the entire house was engulfed in fire. All the family members were hiding in a washroom on the first floor,” said K Chandrasekhar, station fire officer, Assembly. He said that it took them over an hour to douse the flames and to rescue all the family members. “All four were rescued using ladder and stairs,” he added.
The fire officials said that an electric short-circuit could be the cause of the fire accident. However, a probe was ordered to know the exact reason for the accident.
They said that the fire might have started on the ground floor and travelled upwards through the staircase inside.
The body of Gowrinath was recovered and shifted to Osmania General Hospital morgue for autopsy. While Manasa and Badrinath are undergoing treatment at a private hospital in Hyderguda, both Lokesh and Vignesh were shifted to a private children’s hospital from the hospital in Hyderguda.
Web Source: The Times of India