Hyderabad: Lone survivor of Bhoiguda fire mishap dies, death toll reaches 12
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The lone survivor of the fire accident at Bhioguda in Hyderabad succumbed to his burn injuries while undergoing treatment at Apollo hospital on Saturday. The death toll in the incident has now reached twelve.
The death toll in the Bhoiguda fire mishap reached twelve as the lone survivor, Prem Kumar, succumbed to his injuries while undergoing treatment at a private hospital on Saturday.
Kumar was the only survivor of the mishap in which at least eleven people, all migrant labourers from Bihar, were killed after a fire broke out at a scrap godown in Hyderabad's Bhioguda on March 23. All the people inside the godown were charred to death after the fire broke out at the unit.
Kumar had managed to escape from the burning building by jumping off the first floor. Initially, he was admitted to Gandhi Hospital and was later shifted to Apollo DRDO Hospital, Kanchanbagh, where he was undergoing treatment. However, he passed away on Saturday. Kumar (20) was a native of Chapra district in Bihar.
Gandhinagar police will hand over Kumar's body to his family members after conducting a postmortem examination. It is to be noted that Kumar played a significant role in identifying the charred bodies of the 11 Bihar migrant workers.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi had condoled the deaths and announced Rs 2 lakh compensation for each of the families of the deceased. Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao expressed had shock over the incident and announced an ex gratia of Rs 5 lakh each for the families of the deceased.
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