Hyderabad, Jan. 6 -- Telangana Transport Minister Ponnam Prabhakar on Tuesday, January 6, told the Assembly that the state recorded 8,861 fire incidents in 2025, wherein a total of 163 people died. Additionally, property worth Rs 879 crore was also damaged.

During a discussion on the Fire Services Department in the Winter Session of the Legislative Assembly, the minister highlighted the two biggest tragedies of the year - the Sigachi Industry blast near Sangareddy and the Charminar fire in Hyderabad, where 17 people died in the same house.

Prabhakar said that the Congress government is taking comprehensive measures to strengthen fire safety infrastructure and that presently, there are 138 fire station centres in the state, with nine out...