Overview
- Firefighters in Hyderabad rescued 17 residents from a four‑story apartment building with a penthouse in Anand Nagar Colony.
- Officials said no one was hurt and all occupants were brought out safely.
- The fire began under the staircase at the building’s electrical meters, with an electrical fault cited as the likely cause.
- Amberpet Fire Station deployed 12 firefighters who used CO2 extinguishers and cleared the building in about 40 minutes.
- Fire services chief Vikram Singh Mann praised the crew, underscoring how meter rooms and single‑exit stairwells can turn smoky fast and trap people.