Patna (Bihar) [India], March 23 (ANI): All the 11 people charred to death in the fire at a timber godown in Telangana‘s Secunderabad in the early hours of Wednesday belonged to Bihar, officials have found.
Speaking to ANI on Wednesday, Katihar District Magistrate Udyan Mishra said, “Of the 11 bodies charred to death, 8 belonged to Chhapra and 3 to Katihar districts.” “In Katihar district, one belonged to Falka area and two to Kursela area. Telangana Government has announced Rs 5 lakhs as an ex-gratia. We will send details of relatives and bank accounts. As far as information regarding bringing back of bodies, no information has been received yet from Telangana officials,” Mishra said.
Earlier on Wednesday, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar condoled the demise of those killed in the incident. “The incident is unfortunate. Telangana government has announced the required help for them and is giving the families of deceased Rs 5 lakhs while Bihar government will give Rs 2 lakhs along with paying the expenses in bringing the bodies of the deceased to the state,” Bihar CM Nitish Kumar said to reporters. President Ram Nath Kovind on Wednesday condoled the death of workers in a fire accident at a godown in Secunderabad, Telangana. “The death of workers in a fire accident at a godown in Secunderabad, Telangana is a tragedy beyond words. My thoughts and prayers are with the bereaved families. I wish speedy recovery for the injured,” tweeted Rashtrapati Bhavan today.
Earlier, Prime Minister Narendra Modi also announced an ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakh each for the 11 labourers who had lost their lives in the incident. PM Modi said his thoughts are with the bereaved families in this hour of grief. “Pained by the loss of lives due to a tragic fire in Bhoiguda, Hyderabad. My thoughts are with the bereaved families in this hour of grief. An ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakh each from PMNRF would be given to the next of kin of the deceased: PM @narendramodi,” tweeted Prime Minister’s office today.
Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao also announced an ex-gratia of Rs 5 lakh each for the kin of the deceased. As per Gandhi Nagar Station House Officer (SHO) Mohan Rao, out of the 12 people present at the scrap warehouse, one person survived. Rao further informed that although the reason behind the fire is yet to be ascertained, “a short circuit could be the reason for the fire.”
Informing about the incident, Hyderabad District Collector L Sharman told ANI, “The fire incident occurred around 4 am. A team of firefighters arrived immediately and doused the fire. 11 people have died and one had escaped safely from the premises.” Further, the District Collector said that details of the incident would be provided after investigation. (ANI)
Details of 11 Bihar labourers killed in Hyderabad godown blaze being ascertained
Katihar (Bihar) [India], March 23 (ANI): Details of families of the 11 labourers who were killed in the scrap godown blaze in Hyderabad’s Bhoiguda on Wednesday are being ascertained to ensure they receive the ex-gratia amount announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Telangana government.
“A total of 11 labourers from Bihar have lost their lives in the incident. Out of them, eight were from Chapra and three from Katihar. Two of them were from Falka and one hailed from Kursela. We have spoken with the District Magistrate of Hyderabad and will send the account details of the kin of the deceased for the ex-gratia amount to him. We have so far not received any information regarding bringing their corpses back,” Katihar District Magistrate Udayan Mishra told ANI Three victims were indentified as hailing from Katihar. Rajesh Kumar and Damodar Kumar hailed from Tapua village of Falka block while Sintu Kumar Balthi belonged to Kursela block from the district.
Revenue officer, Arif Hussain said, “Based on the information provided by the Telangana administration, we are working to ensure the ex-gratia amount announced reaches their families,” Hussain said. Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday condoled the death of 11 labourers and announced an ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakh each for the next of kin.
Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhara Rao also announced ex-gratia of Rs 5 lakh each for the victims. As per Gandhi Nagar Station House Officer (SHO) Mohan Rao, out of the 12 people present at the scarp warehouse which caught fire, one person survived. Rao further informed that although the reason behind the fire is yet to be ascertained, “a short circuit could be the reason for the fire.” (ANI)
