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11 rescued as fire hits Banjara Hills building cellar
A fire broke out in the cellar of a G+6 commercial building on Road No. 11, Banjara Hills, around 6.30 am on Saturday. Fire personnel rescued 11 residents and workers from the…
The Story in Brief
A fire broke out in the cellar of a G+6 commercial building on Road No. 11, Banjara Hills, around 6.30 am on Saturday. Fire personnel rescued 11 residents and workers from the building, which houses a media channel office and a restaurant. The cellar contained a liquor shop godown, with around 100 bottles and scrap material, and a parking area. Two electric bikes and a four-wheeler were damaged. District Fire Officer T Venkanna said the cause appears to be a short circuit but is still under investigation. Over 50 firefighters with six tenders took nearly six hours to douse the flames.
The Indian Opinion
Headlines will focus on the 'liquor angle' or 'EV fire risk' as the main story, but dense smoke from stored scrap and stored alcohol in a cramped basement was the real hazard. The question is not whether two-wheelers can catch fire, but why a mixed-use building's cellar doubles as a godown for flammable goods without better compartmentation. Watch for the fire department's final report: how many of the 11 rescued had to be pulled from smoke-filled floors above, and what the building's no-objection certificate actually covered.
Sources (2): timesofindia.indiatimes.com, thehindu.com
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Updated: this story now draws on 2 sources.
