Dealing with flak over the fireplace tragedy in Hyderabad’s Gulzar Houz space, the Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC) has hit out in opposition to the BRS and BJP, accusing the Opposition events of “insensitive and opportunistic politics”.
The hearth on Sunday morning had claimed 17 lives, together with eight kids.
TPCC spokesperson Syed Nizamuddin instructed The Indian Categorical, “They…, the Opposition events, are doing politics over corpses as a substitute of standing with grieving households.”
Nizamuddin mentioned the time had come to cease the blame recreation and begin a people-centric fireplace security motion throughout Telangana. “Seventeen lives, together with kids, had been misplaced within the horrific Might 19 fireplace at a industrial complicated in Gulzar Houz. This isn’t only a tragedy, it’s a wakeup name,” Nizamuddin mentioned. “Whereas the Congress authorities beneath Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy responded with urgency and compassion, saying Rs 5 lakh ex gratia for every of the deceased and lengthening all assist, the BRS and BJP selected to use the lifeless for political mileage.”
He mentioned the Chief Minister has already ordered a probe to establish the reason for the fireplace and stop future tragedies. A six-member high-level committee has been shaped for a complete probe and to offer long-term suggestions to forestall the recurrence of such incidents.
“This isn’t about shifting blame. That is about fixing the system. Fireplace security just isn’t a slogan, it’s a civic necessity,” Nizamuddin mentioned.
The Congress spokesperson careworn that preventable fires can’t be handled as routine accidents. “Each time there’s a fireplace, we hear ‘quick circuit’. However what causes them? Who’s educating individuals on what to do? Why are there no preventive steps?” he requested.
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He known as for fast statewide fireplace security consciousness drives in properties, colleges, residences, and industrial areas. He beneficial common electrical audits, managed use of high-power gadgets throughout peak hours, set up of alarms, and correct air flow programs. He additionally careworn the necessity for constructing evacuation consciousness, particularly in congested localities. He particularly pointed to the Outdated Metropolis of Hyderabad, the place slim lanes hinder firefighting operations. “The hearth division have to be outfitted with compact autos that may navigate these streets. We can not have Twenty first-century fires being tackled with Twentieth-century instruments,” he mentioned.
Quoting knowledge from numerous sources, Nizamuddin mentioned that Telangana reported 5,407 fireplace incidents within the first 5 months of 2025 — 50 of them labeled as severe and 20 as main. Hyderabad alone noticed over 2,500 fireplace calls final 12 months, and over 450 this 12 months, largely because of electrical faults, he mentioned. He listed latest tragedies, together with fires in Begum Bazaar, Chandanagar, Puppalaguda, Pasha Colony, Yakutpura, Jiyaguda, Bazaarghat, and Swapnalok Advanced. “Every case was marked by delay in response and lack of preparedness. These will not be coincidences. These are warnings.”
“This isn’t the time to level fingers. That is the time to repair the system. Cease the drama. Begin the reform. Let’s not commerce lives for headlines. Let’s construct a safer Telangana,” Nizamuddin mentioned.