Hyderabad: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said he was “deeply anguished” by the loss of lives in the fire at a building at Hyderabad’s Gulzar House early this morning.
According to fire department sources, 17 people died in the fire that broke out in a building at the Gulzar House near Charminar in Hyderabad early this morning.
The PM also announced an ex gratia, of Rs 2 lakh and Rs 50,000 to those injured in the mishap, from the Prime Minister’s National Relief Fund to the kin of the deceased as per the Prime Minister’s Office.
In a post on X, the Prime Minister’s Office wrote, “Deeply anguished by the loss of lives due to a fire tragedy in Hyderabad, Telangana. Condolences to those who have lost their loved ones. May the injured recover soon. An ex gratia of Rs. 2 lakh from PMNRF would be given to the next of kin of each deceased. The injured would be given Rs. 50,000.”
A total of 11 fire engines were dispatched to the spot to bring the blaze under control.
