Hyderabad, May 22 -- The fire accident in a building near the iconic Charminar, which claimed 17 lives, is the worst fire disaster to hit Hyderabad in recent years.

Now the Fire Department has revealed the reason behind the uncontrolled blaze.

Reason behind uncontrolled blaze

Fire Department Director General Y. Nagi Reddy revealed that the family of Prahlad Modi failed to adhere to fire safety norms and remained in the building after the fire broke out on Sunday, resulting in the tragedy.

The family members had initially tried to douse the fire themselves, and after losing precious time of nearly 45 minutes when the situation got out of hand, they informed the fire department.

"After speaking to the workers, we came to the conclusion...