Fire breaks out in commercial building in Hyderabad, no casualties
Hyderabad (PTI): A fire broke out in a six-storey commercial building housing a large number of IT coaching centres and shops, at Ameerpet here on Friday.
No casualties were reported as authorities evacauted about 100 people using ladders and by staircase, police said.
The fire occurred at about 10.30 am following an electric short circuit in a duct in the ground floor of the building near a lift. The insulation material in it was burnt leading to heavy smoke billowing from the premises, they said.
Personnel from Telangana fire services department, police, Hyderabad Disaster Response and Asset Protection Agency (HYDRAA) responded immediately and put out the blaze.
Ameerpet, a densely populated locality, is home to a large number of coaching centres offering software courses.
Last month, five persons, including two children and an elderly woman, died after a fire broke out in a four-storey furniture shop building at Nampally here.
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4 held for sexually assaulting woman, girl on moving bus after social media alert in UP's Agra
Agra (UP) (PTI): Four people were arrested, after a prompt response by police following a social media alert, for allegedly sexually assaulting a woman and a girl inside a moving bus here, officials said on Tuesday.
According to an official police statement, at 12:27 am on April 27, information was received on the social media platform X about an incident of sexual assault on a bus travelling from Kanpur to Ahmedabad, which was approaching Namner crossing in Agra.
Acting under the direction of Police Commissioner Deepak Kumar, the Agra Police social media team immediately alerted the Rakabganj police station within minutes and coordinated with the victims to confirm the incident and obtain the exact location, it stated.
Police teams launched intensive checking at Namner crossing and intercepted the bus as it reached the spot. The four accused involved in the incident were apprehended on the spot, and legal action was initiated against them, the statement said.
The police said the swift response and coordination between the social media team and field units ensured timely action, bringing relief to the victims and other passengers, who expressed gratitude towards the police, it added.
