11 of family escape building fire

Hyderabad: A timely alert from neighbours helped 11 of a family, including four children, escape a deadly

fire

that broke out in their four-storey building at Hari Vihar colony in Narayanguda on Thursday night. No one was injured.

The fire broke out on the second floor around 9pm and was noticed by the neighbours. All the four children were on the second floor when the fire broke out.

“The second and third floor of the houses have been gutted. While the second floor consists of bedrooms, the third has one bedroom and a play area. Fortunately, the family was able to rush to the second floor immediately after the neighbours alerted them and rescue the children,” said Musheerabad station fire officer G Venkateshwar.

Two fire tenders were rushed to the spot along with water tankers from Musheerabad and Gowliguda fire stations and it took them about 90 minutes to douse the flames.

Officials said that a short-circuit was the likely cause and probe was on to determine the exact reason.