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Six fire tenders were pressed into service following the fire in the busy Begum Bazar area of Hyderabad.
A major fire erupted in a three-storeyed residential building near Gol Masjid in the busy Begum Bazar area of Hyderabad Thursday morning, said officials. At least seven residents, including a one-month-old infant, were rescued by firefighters after the fire broke out on the third floor of the building.
Six fire tenders from Moghalpura, Gowliguda, Secretariat, High Court and Salarjung Museum fire stations were pressed into rescue operations at the site. The fire department deployed a bronto skylift and a ladder for the rescue operation and to bring people trapped inside the ground-plus-three-storey residential structure.
