Hyderabad: One of the survivors of the Swapnalok complex fire mishap, Vinay Kumar, 22, who was rescued by firefighters from the fifth floor of the building has gone missing. Kumar, considered a witness to the accident, was a employee of Q-Net employed and was dressed in a white shirt and blue jeans.
Kumar, a native of Warangal district, managed to break the window glass and stood for 45 minutes on the window sill. He switched on his mobile phone light and began waving it and shouting for help. He was taken to safety..
Kumar’s friend G. Sandeep Naik said the survivor was in deep shock. “He was shivering when I met him, he was hardly able to talk and twice he fell unconscious. Residents living in the adjacent lane gave him water. He was tearful, and kept saying, ‘I am a selfish person. I saved my life by not bothering about others, I still hear their screams.’” Naik said.
Kumar left the place saying he wanted to breathe fresh air, Naik said. “I alerted his parents. His mobile is switched off. His parents are looking for him at his relative's house in Balanagar,” he said adding that Kumar had paid Rs 1.5 lakh and was working in Q-Net.
