"A painful incident happened today in Gulzar Houz. The family had been living in this area for 125 years. All 17 of the deceased were immediate family members. It is a matter of great sorrow... I offer my condolences." Owaisi said, speaking to the media.
"We could not enter the building through the main gate as it was engulfed in flames, so we broke the shutter to go inside. Then, five to six of us broke through a wall and entered the first floor. But the whole place was engulfed in flames."
BRS MLC K Kavitha on Sunday expressed deep sorrow over the tragic loss of lives in a fire that broke out at a building near Gulzar House in Hyderabad earlier this morning.
Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Sunday said he was "deeply" saddened by the "devastating" fire tragedy in the Charminar area of Hyderabad, which claimed 17 lives.
The cause of death of all the 17 people was smoke inhalation, "nobody had burn injuries," according to Telangana Disaster Response and Fire Services DG after the preliminary examination into the Sunday morning fire at a building at Hyderabad's Gulzar House.
Union Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday expressed deep sorrow over the tragic loss of lives in a fire that broke out at a building near Gulzar House in Hyderabad earlier this morning.
"The fire broke out around 6 am, and by 6:16 am, the fire department of the Telangana government was present at the spot. They tried to save everyone. But the fire had spread massively... The majority of the people inside the building have died. The Chief Minister has spoken to the family
The PM 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.
A fire broke out in a building at the Gulzar House near Charminar in Hyderabad on Sunday morning, as per officials. A total of 11 fire engines were dispatched to the spot to bring the blaze under control.
As per the fire officials, the incident happened on Friday evening. Officials promptly reached the scene, controlled the fire, retrieved the charred body of the deceased and handed it over to the local police.