Overview
- Firefighters in Hyderabad evacuated 23 people from Sameena Manzil after a Monday morning blaze in the Red Hills area of Nampally.
- Officials said crews received a call at 7:48 a.m. and brought the fire under control in about three hours.
- No injuries were reported as teams guided residents, including young children and a 75‑year‑old, to safety.
- A preliminary report cites an electrical short in a third‑floor drawing room, though the cause remains unconfirmed.
- Amberpet Fire Station personnel led the operation from the Niloufer Hospital outpost and kept the flames from spreading beyond the building.