Hyderabad, May 31 -- The Telangana fire department on Friday, May 30, issued clarification after relatives of the Gulzar Houz fire victims alleged delayed response.

The fire department stated that the first fire tender reached the spot within 3 minutes of the incident. Dismissing claims of the family about there being no water, the authorities said that the tanker has a capacity of 4,500 liters and was full.

The kin of the deceased claimed that the emergency vehicle lacked necessary equipment torch light, mask, oxygen. However the authorities dismissed these too stating that all vehicles are equipped with Dragon Lights and Breathing Apparatus Sets (BA Sets). It is pertinent to note that similar complaints were reported by a few people o...