Hyderabad: Fire at Unani Hospital premises near Charminar

Hyderabad: A massive fire broke out at the premises of Unani Hospital located near Charminar, Hyderabad.

It is reported that a short circuit caused the fire accident. The massive fire with sparks has panicked people.

No casualties were reported due to fire at Unani Hospital premises near Charminar

Fortunately, no injuries or casualties were reported in the accident.

A massive #fire breaks out on a Electric poll at the Unani Hospital premises, near Charminar, Hyderabad due to short circuit.

People panicked after sudden fire with sparks.#FireAccident #FireSafety #Charminar #Hyderabad pic.twitter.com/a2ohsUEqzc

— Surya Reddy (@jsuryareddy) March 31, 2024

Fire accidents in Hyderabad

Recently, another fire accident took place at a biscuit factory premises located at Kattedan.

A massive fire broke out at a biscuit factory premises in Hyderabad. The fire accident occurred at Pahal Food (P) Ltd located in Kattedan early this morning.

Following the incident, the DRF team and several fire engines reached the spot to douse the flames.

Fortunately, no… pic.twitter.com/qK2D3GFfLZ

— The Siasat Daily (@TheSiasatDaily) March 28, 2024

Since 2019, thousands of fire accidents have been recorded in Hyderabad and yesterday’s incident at Unani Hospital premises near Charminar is added to the list.

According to an RTI reply to activist Kareem Ansari by the Telangana State Disaster Response and Fire Services Department, damages of over Rs 120 crore occurred due to these fire accidents in the city.

Fire Incidents Increasing in Telangana State last week I got RTI reply from Government of Telangana state Disaster and fire Service Department Hyderabad District stating that there is total 6525 Fire and rescue calls occurred from 2019 to till October 2023 in Only Hyderabad dist. pic.twitter.com/i1DejmibTL

— Kareem Ansari کریم انصاری (@activistkareem) November 13, 2023

Over 1000 fire accidents in 2022

In 2022, 1377 fire accidents were reported in the city, causing damages worth over Rs 50 crore and claiming 20 lives.

In 2023 until October 31, 1092 fire accidents were reported in the city, resulting in six lives lost.

Year	Number of fire accidents	Damages (in Rs)	Lives lost
2019	1431	163360650	8
2020	1238	121627027	3
2021	1387	183894500	9
2022	1377	504170479	20
2023 (Till October 31)	1092	235456844	6