Overview
- Fire broke out at the Nilgiri Block of Aditya Enclave in Ameerpet on Friday morning, sending thick smoke up through shafts and trapping students inside multiple coaching centres.
- Rescuers used ladders, rope assists and balcony exits to bring people down, with officials’ estimates of those evacuated ranging from about 50 to roughly 150.
- Three fire engines and a Bronto sky lift were deployed, power was cut to the building as a precaution, and crews brought the situation under control in around 30 minutes.
- Authorities reported no casualties after evacuating students and staff, with some occupants climbing down on their own before firefighters arrived.
- Officials cited a suspected short circuit in the ground-floor power panel and flagged fire-safety lapses including a missing NoC, non-functional pipelines and absent extinguishers, as police registered a case and HYDRAA prepared stepped-up inspections from next month.