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Hyderabad: Fire Broke Out At New Secretariat Building; No Casualties Reported

Hyderabad: A fire broke out in the newly constructed Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Telangana Secretariat building in the wee hours of Friday.

According to the officials, the Secretariat building is being readied for inauguration on February 17 in Hyderabad, which coincides with Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao’s birthday.

Officials on the incident

After the incident, the fire department DG, Y. Nagi Reddy and other officials visited the spot and monitored the operations.

Speaking to the media, the official said the fire erupted from the top floors where the woodwork for interiors was on around 3 am. The workers noticed smoke and immediately alerted their in-charge.

Almost 10 fire-fighting engines reached the place and brought the situation under the control, said the official. Moreover, no causalities were reported.

The construction work of the new building was expedited with the date of the inauguration approaching fast.

Electrical works were in progress and some plastic material dumped on the ground floor caught fire, the official added.

Also Read: 14 Died, Several Injured During Fire Broke Out At Multi-Storey Building; PM Modi Announces Rs. 2 Lakh For Deceased Family

Poor quality of work is the reason: State BJP president Bandi Sanjay

Taking notes from the incident, the state BJP president, Bandi Sanjay has blamed the fire accident on the poor quality of work and haste with which construction was executive.

Mr Sanjay has termed the incident unfortunate and has demanded the inaugural be postponed. Instead of inaugurating Secretariat on Chief Minister’s birthday as planned, the BJP leader said it should be inaugurated on Ambedkar’s birthday on April 14, he said.

TPCC chief A Revanth Reddy said projecting the mishap as a mock drill is not correct. He demanded an all-party delegation to be allowed to visit the spot for fact-finding.

Alina Khan

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