City
Epaper

Hyderabad cops rescue family from fire

By IANS | Updated: December 22, 2023 12:20 IST

Hyderabad, Dec 22 Three policemen rescued a family caught in a fire that broke in an apartment building ...

Open in App

Hyderabad, Dec 22 Three policemen rescued a family caught in a fire that broke in an apartment building in Hyderabad on Friday.

The incident occurred in Panjagutta area in the heart of the city

Shravan Kumar, a traffic police constable, risked his own life to rescue a family of five caught in fire in the penthouse of the six-storeyed building.

Television visuals show the constable breaking open a door with the help of others. With the smoke billowing out of the flat, he is heard asking the inmates to come out.

Constables Dasaratharam Reddy and Satyanarayana also participated in the rescue operation.

There were no casualties. Fire tender rushed to the spot to douse the fire.

A short circuit is suspected to have caused the fire.

Disclaimer: This post has been auto-published from an agency feed without any modifications to the text and has not been reviewed by an editor

Open in App

Related Stories

International"Democrats did nothing to help us": JD Vance on federal govt shutdown

International"Pure partisan politics played by Democratic party: White House on US govt shutdown

AurangabadNine emergency gates of Jayakwadi Dam closed

NationalCentre approves mitigation, recovery and reconstruction projects worth Rs 4645.60 crore

AurangabadTrap nets tax officer, assistant for Diwali bribe

National Realted Stories

NationalRajasthan: Steady decline in crime over last two years, claims police

NationalMaha: Five Dussehra rallies to be held tomorrow; all eyes on Uddhav Thackeray and Eknath Shinde

NationalCentre grants Rs 260.56 crore for rebuilding Wayanad hit by landslide

National‘Deep insult to freedom struggle’: Congress on honouring RSS

NationalBody of Howrah-based businessman recovered from Hooghly district in Bengal