JNTU-H team inspects Hyderabad building after deadly fire

An expert team from JNTU-Hyderabad inspected the four-storey building in Nampally where a fire killed five people. The GHMC requested the assessment of structural stability. A preliminary report was submitted, with a detailed inspection planned after handover.

Hyderabad: An expert committee from the JNTU-H on Sunday inspected the four-storeyed building where a massive fire broke out and killed five persons yesterday.

The GHMC Zonal Commissioner, Priyanka Ala, told Telangana Today, “The GHMC has sought inspection by the engineering team from JNTU-H regarding building’s structure stability due to a fire accident.”

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The team submitted its preliminary report to the GHMC Fire Safety wing and is expected to again inspect the entire building once the structure is handed over to the GHMC.