Published Dec 17, 2022 | 8:26 PM ⚊ Updated Dec 17, 2022 | 8:26 PM
The incident happened Gudipelli-Venkatapur village of Mandamarri block in Mancherial district. (Supplied)
Six people, including two toddlers, were burnt alive when a fire broke out in the early hours of Saturday, 17 December in Gudipelli-Venkatapur village of Mandamarri block in Telangana’s Mancherial district.
The Mancherial police identified the victims as Masu Shivaiah (50), his wife Rajyalaxmi (45), daughter Mounika (22), granddaughters Hima Bindu (2) and Sweety (3), and a relative Shanigarapu Shanthaiah (55).`
According to the police, the house caught fire at around 1 am when all the residents were asleep.
“Since the hut was built with wooden pillars, it burnt easily. The six were burnt alive even before they realised that their hut had caught fire,” Mancherial Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Akhil Mahajan told South First.
The cops suspect that either the explosion of an LPG cylinder or an electrical short-circuit could have caused the accident.
The cops added that the family was hosting guests for a few days and they were victims of the blaze.
“Two days back, Mounika (a niece), her two children and a relative came to the house,” ACP Mancherial B Tirupathi Reddy told South First.
#Telangana: 6 people, including 2 toddlers, of a family charred to death as house catches fire in #Mancherial. @mnclps_rgm suspect LPG cylinder explosion or electrical short circuit.
MLA @balkasumantrs assures support to kin of victims. #TelanganaFire @TheSouthfirst pic.twitter.com/qvt3RY4Eq9
— Ajay Tomar (@ajaytomarasks) December 17, 2022
He added that the neighbours saw the flames coming out of house and were the first to alert the police.
After receiving the information, a team of firefighters rushed to the spot and doused the flames.
Meanwhile, the bodies of the deceased were shifted to the Mancherial Government Hospital for a post-mortem.
Chennur constituency MLA Balka Suman expressed shock over the incident and assured all support to the kin of the victims on behalf of the state government.
“After the completion of the police investigation, we will provide financial assistance to the affected families as required by the government,” the BRS leader told reporters.
చెన్నూరు నియోజకవర్గం, మందమర్రి మండలం, వెంకటాపూర్ గ్రామంలో జరిగిన అగ్ని ప్రమాద బాధిత కుటుంబాలను ఎమ్మెల్సీ దండే విఠల్ గారితో కలిసి పరామర్శించడం జరిగినది. పోలీస్ విచారణ ముగిసిన అనంతరం బాధిత కుటుంబాలకు ప్రభుత్వ పరంగా అందాల్సిన ఆర్థిక సహాయం అందిస్తాం. pic.twitter.com/DCeM2svVoq
— Balka Suman (@balkasumantrs) December 17, 2022
