One of the firefighters during the operation at the building in Moghalpura. Photo: Special Arrangement
Five residents were rescued after a fire broke out in a flat on the second floor of Aijaz Residency, a G+4 apartment building in Moghalpura, Hyderabad early on Wednesday (July 16, 2025). The building is located just a few metres from the Moghalpura fire station.
The fire control room received a distress call at 12.13 a.m., following which two fire tenders and a firefighting robot were rushed to the scene.
Fire personnel rescued all five occupants from the building. Those rescued were identified as Syed Abdul Kareem Sajid, 55, who is specially abled, Atiya Begum, 47, Farheen Begum, 27, Syed Imam Jafar, 19, and Mohammed Rizwan Uddin, 38, a paralysis patient.
Residents evacuated, cat perishes
According to Hyderabad Additional District Fire Officer Bhanu Pratap, while all residents were safely evacuated, a Persian cat perished due to the intense heat.
Preliminary findings indicate that the blaze may have originated from an electrical short circuit, though further investigation is under way to confirm the cause.
Published – July 16, 2025 09:44 am IST