How Fire In Hyderabad Building Spread And Killed 17 People

Y Nagi Reddy, the director general of Telangana fire services, spoke to NDTV and said the fire engines reached the spot minutes after the fire call. He also explained how the massive fire spread, killing 17 people.

"The main problem is that there is only one entrance. A very narrow staircase leads to the first and second floors. So in the case of a fire, there is no way of escape." He said the fire seems to have started at the electrical mains and then spread to the shops on the ground floor.  "Then the smoke spread to the other floors, a lot of heat was generated in the area," he said, adding that inhaling smoke makes people unconscious, making escape difficult.

Videos