Secunderabad electric bike showroom fire: 8 killed, several injured

Telangana Fire: At least 8 people lost their lives and several others suffered injuries in a fire that broke out at an electric scooter showroom in Secunderabad, news agency ANI reported. All the deceased were inside a hotel when the fire was reported at the showroom on the ground floor. The blaze engulfed the first and second floors of the building.

Chandana Deepti, DCP, North Zone, Hyderabad, informed that the blaze claimed 8 lives.

Telangana | Six dead after a fire broke out at a hotel in Secunderabad. Fire broke out in electric scooter recharging unit on ground floor, smoke from which overpowered the people staying on 1st & 2nd floors: Hyderabad Commissioner CV Anand pic.twitter.com/35Hbn3GgwW

— ANI (@ANI) September 13, 2022

It is believed that most of them died because of asphyxiation caused by the smoke.

Meanwhile, the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has taken cognisance of the incident. The Ministry will probe the reasons behind the tragedy. The primary investigation report is awaited.