Hyderabad, May 18 -- Union Minister and State BJP Chief G Kishan Reddy accompanied by Telangana Minister Poonam Prabhakar on Sunday visited Gulzar House in Charminar in the old city of Hyderabad where a massive fire broke out earlier in the day.

According to fire department sources, 17 people died in the blaze that broke out around 6 am.

AIMIM leader Mumtaz Ahmed Khan was also present at the spot when the leaders visited.

Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy expressed deep shock over the fire mishap, as per a statement by the Telangana Chief Minister's office.

CM Reddy instructed top officials to take all necessary measures to save the families trapped in the fire accident. He issued orders to shift the injured to nearby hospitals and provi...