17 of jeweller’s family, 8 kids among them, die in fire near Hyderabad Charminar

Patriarch Prahlad Modi and eight children were among the victims, ranging from 2 to 73 years old. Four family members, two of whom were not at home, and some of their workers survived the 6am blaze. Fire engines needed more than two hours to douse the flames, by which time much of the residential-cum-commercial building had been gutted. PM Narendra Modi announced ex gratia of Rs 2 lakh to the next of kin of each of the deceased from the PM’s National Relief Fund.Telangana CM A Revanth Reddy, too, announced Rs 5 lakh inEx gratia to the victims’ immediate families. The extended clan, now spread across the city, would often meet at the patriarch’s home, sources said.

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