Hyderabad, Jan. 30 -- Telangana tourism minister Jupally Krishna Rao on Thursday, 30 January, expressed anger over officials' failure to submit a report on the Hussain Sagar Lake fire accident that claimed two lives.

The minister ordered immediate financial assistance to victims of the accident. He further questioned the use of fireworks on a tourism boat.

A massive fire accident was reported in Hyderabad's Hussain Sagar during the fireworks show on the occasion of Bharata Matha Maha Aarti organised by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) state president G Kishan Reddy as part of the 76th Republic Day celebrations on Sunday, January 26.

The event, hosted by the Bharat Matha Foundation was conducted at the People's Plaza located in Necklace Roa...