Six killed in fire at Secunderabad hotel in Telangana 

HYDERABAD: In a major fire accident, six persons were killed and several others suffered burns in Ruby Pride Luxury Hotel in Secunderabad following an explosion in an e-bike showroom located on the ground floor of the building on Monday night. At the time of accident, there were 25 occupants in the hotel, which is located close to the Passport Office.

The death toll is likely to increase, official sources said. Hyderabad Police Commissioner CV Anand said it was suspected that either an e-bike or a generator placed in the Ruby Motors showroom exploded leading to the fire. The flames leapt up the staircase and soon engulfed the cellar, ground, first and second floors of the building. More than the fire, it was the smoke that suffocated the inmates.

The thick smoke kept billowing out several hours after Fire Department officials rushed to the spot and started rescue operations. A few locals who were nearby also joined in and helped rescue precious lives.
Fire Department DG Sanjay Jain said two fire tenders were pressed into service after the fire broke out at 9.20 pm. The injured were rushed to Gandhi Hospital and Yashoda Hospital. The hotel has 23 rooms and roughly 50 per cent of the rooms were occupied when the fire broke out.

Cinematography Minister and Sanathnagar MLA Talasani Srinivas Yadav also reached the spot to supervise rescue operations.As there was no emergency exit in the ground+four-storeyed building, seven persons jumped off from different floors to save themselves. Some of the occupants tried to climb down the pipeline. The Fire Department rescued four persons using a hydraulic elevator. 
Fire sprinklers out of order at Ruby Pride Hotel: Cop

Speaking to the media, both Hyderabad Police Commissioner CV Anand and Minister Talasani Srinivas Yadav said that the rescue operations were on and investigations would reveal as to what actually caused the explosion and fire.

The building has fire sprinklers but they did not function at the time, said DG Fire, Sanjay Jain.
A fire distress call was made at 9.37 pm and fire tenders were immediately rushed to the spot. There are several vehicles parked in the building’s cellar as well.

CV Anand said: “There were some 20 to 23 people in the building. Most of the residents were business people and seem to be north Indians. The smoke engulfed the building through the staircase. Some of them seemed to have died because of asphyxiation caused by the smoke. Four persons died in Gandhi and one in Yashoda. A woman has also succumbed.”

HYDERABAD: In a major fire accident, six persons were killed and several others suffered burns in Ruby Pride Luxury Hotel in Secunderabad following an explosion in an e-bike showroom located on the ground floor of the building on Monday night. At the time of accident, there were 25 occupants in the hotel, which is located close to the Passport Office. The death toll is likely to increase, official sources said. Hyderabad Police Commissioner CV Anand said it was suspected that either an e-bike or a generator placed in the Ruby Motors showroom exploded leading to the fire. The flames leapt up the staircase and soon engulfed the cellar, ground, first and second floors of the building. More than the fire, it was the smoke that suffocated the inmates. The thick smoke kept billowing out several hours after Fire Department officials rushed to the spot and started rescue operations. A few locals who were nearby also joined in and helped rescue precious lives. Fire Department DG Sanjay Jain said two fire tenders were pressed into service after the fire broke out at 9.20 pm. The injured were rushed to Gandhi Hospital and Yashoda Hospital. The hotel has 23 rooms and roughly 50 per cent of the rooms were occupied when the fire broke out. Cinematography Minister and Sanathnagar MLA Talasani Srinivas Yadav also reached the spot to supervise rescue operations.As there was no emergency exit in the ground+four-storeyed building, seven persons jumped off from different floors to save themselves. Some of the occupants tried to climb down the pipeline. The Fire Department rescued four persons using a hydraulic elevator. Fire sprinklers out of order at Ruby Pride Hotel: Cop Speaking to the media, both Hyderabad Police Commissioner CV Anand and Minister Talasani Srinivas Yadav said that the rescue operations were on and investigations would reveal as to what actually caused the explosion and fire. The building has fire sprinklers but they did not function at the time, said DG Fire, Sanjay Jain. A fire distress call was made at 9.37 pm and fire tenders were immediately rushed to the spot. There are several vehicles parked in the building’s cellar as well. CV Anand said: “There were some 20 to 23 people in the building. Most of the residents were business people and seem to be north Indians. The smoke engulfed the building through the staircase. Some of them seemed to have died because of asphyxiation caused by the smoke. Four persons died in Gandhi and one in Yashoda. A woman has also succumbed.”