Fire in Hyderabad e-bike showroom kills 7
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Hyderabad: In Secunderabad, a fire started in an e-bike dealership and spread to a lodge on the upper floor resulting in seven fatalities and numerous injuries, according to authorities.
The event happened on Monday night.
According to Hyderabad Police Commissioner C. V. Anand, seven deaths were reported.
Those injured were shifted to the Gandhi and Yashoda hospitals.
Two fire tenders were battling to control the fire but the cause of the fire was not known. Many e-bikes were gutted in the fire.
According to eyewitnesses, heavy smoke engulfed Ruby lodge on the upper floor of the building after the fire broke out in the showroom on the ground floor. The Fire personnel managed to rescue nine persons.
The incident sent panic in the building. Some of the guests reportedly jumped out of windows to save themselves.
State Animal Husbandry Minister, T. Srinivas Yadav rushed to the spot and was monitoring the rescue and relief operation.
With inputs from IANS