Hyderabad: Puja lamp sparks blaze in Gandhinagar hostel, residents safe

A fire broke out on the second floor of a private women’s hostel in Gandhinagar, Hyderabad, on Thursday afternoon after a lit puja lamp toppled onto nearby furniture. The flames spread rapidly to the curtains, but residents managed to escape and alert authorities.

Hyderabad: A fire broke out on the second floor of a private women’s hostel located in a multi-storied building in Gandhinagar on Thursday afternoon. No casualties were reported, police said.

The fire occurred when the lamp lit in the puja area fell on the furniture nearby and spread to the curtains of the room.

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The residents saw the fire and immediately rushed to safety then alerted the fire department and police. Two women residents were rescued by locals with the help of a ladder.

The Domalguda police and fire department officials reached the spot immediately and doused the fire using a fire engine within an hour.

“Due to the curtains and other combustible material in the room, the fire spread quickly and smoke engulfed the place,” said an official.

The value of the damaged property is yet to be estimated, officials said.