For the 17 people who perished in a blaze near the historic Charminar in Hyderabad on Sunday, the house located in a tunnel-like alley with a narrow entrance and staircase proved to be the death trap as it prevented them from escaping to safety.
A blaze triggered by a suspected short circuit in a building near the iconic Charminar here on Sunday left 17 people dead, with a majority of them being children.
Prathyusha Garimella had top clients from Tollywood, Bollywood and also from other sectors.
With situation in the old city area of Hyderabad remaining tense after communal clashes, the Andhra Pradesh government said on Monday that additional forces, including nearly 1000 paramilitary personnel despatched by the Centre, were being deployed to restore peace in the trouble-hit areas.
A large number of people, including prominent writers, poets, academicians and environmental activists gathered under the historic 300-year-old tamarind tree on the banks of river Musi in the Osmania Hospital complex and paid their respect to the victims of the flood by observing two minutes silence.
Police sources said they suspect the hand of Harkat-ul-Jihad al Islami behind the blast.
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