Hyderabad fire mishap: Traffic cop saves lives of family trapped inside apartment
22 Dec 2023 9:39 AM IST
Without waiting for fire tenders, constables Dasaratharam Reddy and Satyanarayana too swing into action and rescue people
The constable, Shravan Kumar, breaks open the door of the house on the sixth floor of the building in Punjagutta, Hyderabad. DC Image
Hyderabad: Cops braved thick smoke and rescued residents who were trapped in an apartment fire at Panjagutta on Friday morning. As soon as the fire broke out in the apartment, locals noticed thick smoke from the apartment and alerted cops.
Patrol teams rushed to the spot and noticed that residents were trapped in one of the flats in the top floor. But due to fire the flat doors got jammed and the residents could not come out.
Constable Sravan along with other cops using dumbbells broke the door. With the help of locals, they entered the flat and brought out the residents safely. The videos of this rescue have gone viral social media.
Meanwhile, fire fenders also rushed to the spot and put out the fire.
( Source : Deccan Chronicle. )
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