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5 people dead in south India fire incident

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25/01/2026

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25/01/2026

5 people dead in south India fire incident

NEW DELHI, Jan 25, (Xinhua): Five people trapped in a shop that caught fire in India's southern state Telangana were declared dead on Sunday. The fire incident took place in the Nampally area of Telangan's capital city Hyderabad on Saturday.

A senior cop told media that all the dead bodies had been recovered. There were two children among the dead. Director-General of the state's fire department Vikarm Singh Mann said that the shop-owner would be prosecuted for criminal negligence.