Hyderabad, May 19 -- A massive fire broke out early on May 18 at a family residence located on the first floor above the Modi Pearls jewellery shop in Gulzar House, Charkaman area of Charminar, Hyderabad, resulting in the death of 17 people.

According to an FIR filed by Utkarsh Modi, son of Vinod Modi, his father received an urgent phone call at around 6:45 AM from their relative Rohit, who informed them about the fire engulfing their family home.

Utkarsh Modi and his father rushed to the scene, where they found the building ablaze, with emergency teams already present and working to control the fire and evacuate those inside.

Seventeen people, including children, were severely affected and shifted to multiple hospitals such as Yashoda...