Swapnalok complex

Express News Service HYDERABAD: The Swapnalok Complex in Secunderabad, where a major fire mishap caused six deaths due to asphyxiation last month, will be reopened after necessary retrofitting. The complex has been closed by the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) for a structural stability check by experts from JNTU, including rebound hammer and ultrasonic pulse velocity tests. They have submitted their report to GHMC.The experts have suggested that the block where the fire broke out should be opened only after appropriate retrofitting to ensure adequate structural stability. Retrofitting of the RCC structure is necessary to regain the strength of concrete elements and prevent further distress. The report recommends complete retrofitting of the block where the fire took place, including strengthening of beams, columns, walls, and pillars, as well as necessary work to ensure adequate strength between walls and roofs. After the completion of retrofitting works, experts from educational institutes such as IIT, NIT, JNTUH, and Osmania University should inspect the complex building and confirm its structural stability. The report also suggests that all electrical wiring and connections should be replaced and properly checked by experts since the electrical service duct wires were completely burnt from the upper floor to the lower floors. During their tests, the experts found that the beams, columns, and slabs of the floors where the fire occurred were damaged, and t...

Families of the six persons who died of suffocation in the Swapnalok Complex fire have claimed that they put ₹1.5-2 lakh each into a multi-level marketing scheme run by Vihaan Direct Selling Pvt. Ltd., which operates from the gutted building. The six victims were identified as V. Shiva, Triveni, R.Vennela, K. Prameela, B. Shravani (all 22), and Prashant, 23. On Friday afternoon, their bodies were handed over to their families after a post-mortem examination at Gandhi Hospital, for performing final rites. All of them were employed at Vihaan Direct Selling, located opposite Kedia Infotech, the office where the fire originated. The bereaved families said the company officials had asked them not to trust the negative reports about the QNet scheme or Vihaan, and convinced them to pay lakhs of rupees to enrol for the company’s pyramid scheme and get more people to join to be able to earn ‘points’. Relatives of Shravani said the company used to make the employees work till 8.30 p.m. or beyond. “She was the eldest of three children and belonged to a poor, agricultural family in Narsampet, Warangal. Her parents struggled to pay ₹2 lakh to the company to get her a job, assuming that her future will be secure. She was working as team lead for more than a year and though the company did not pay her whatever was promised, we were happy that she was employed in the city. We never thought we would lose her like this,” said an inconsolable family member. Prameela was an only child and her...

Meanwhile, Talasani Srinivas Yadav, the Minister for Animal Husbandry, announced that strict action would be taken against the building owner and other responsible parties for failing to take adequate precautions. Talasani expressed sorrow over the Swapnalok fire incident and visited Gandhi Hospital with Deputy Chief Minister Mahmood Ali to console the families of the deceased. The Minister directed the authorities to make all necessary arrangements for the transfer of bodies to their respective native locations after the post-mortem examination. Talasani said that Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao had announced an ex-gratia of Rs 5 lakh each to the bereaved families and would provide them with all possible support during this difficult time. A case has already been filed and is being investigated, according to Talasani. The Mahankali police have registered a case of negligence causing death against the complex owner and association and are conducting an investigation. According to GHMC Commissioner D S Lokesh Kumar, the building is an old, existing high-rise commercial building that has been occupied by various commercial establishments. The building permission was granted in July 1985 for the construction of the cellar, ground floor, mezzanine floor, and upper six floors. The setbacks are maintained according to the rules. The cause of the fire accident and the functioning of the fire safety equipment provided in the building are being assessed by the Fire Services Depa...

TNN / Mar 17, 2023, 06:24 (IST) At least six people suffocated to death and several others were feared trapped inside the eight-storied swapnalok complex in Secunderabad on Thursday after a short-circuit in the fifth floor air-conditioning unit triggered a mammoth fire that raced to the top floors, sending a huge pall of smoke billowing into the sky. This the latest in a string of fire accidents in and around Hyderabad over the last few months. TNN / Mar 18, 2023, 04:49 (IST) If basic fire safety measures had been in place, six young lives would not have been snuffed out in the swapnalok complex fire on Thursday. A day after the tragedy, senior fire department officials, who completed the inspection of the multi-storeyed building, said that one of the main reasons for the death of six people was a locked door to the fire exit staircase next to the victims' office. TNN / Mar 22, 2023, 06:47 (IST) : Police are working towards fixing responsibility in the swapnalok complex fire accident case. QNet office operator from Macherla in Andhra Pradesh has reportedly been taken into custody and, while waiting for reports from other agencies, statements of witnesses are being recorded. A culpable homicide case was registered, following the death of six QNet staff in the inferno. TNN / May 14, 2023, 08:07 (IST) After the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation’s (GHMC) enforcement vigilance and disaster management (EVDM) wing made it mandatory for all commercial establishments to acqui...

— ANI (@ANI) Syed Rafiq, Additional DCP, South Zone, told ANI that the incident happened around 7:30 pm and the reason for it has been traced to a short circuit. "We are trying to rescue people who are stuck inside, and so far we don't know how many are stuck. Fire engines have rushed to the spot and a rescue operation is underway," the officer said.

Express News Service HYDERABAD: The Swapnalok Complex in Secunderabad, where a major fire mishap caused six deaths due to asphyxiation last month, will be reopened after necessary retrofitting. The complex has been closed by the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) for a structural stability check by experts from JNTU, including rebound hammer and ultrasonic pulse velocity tests. They have submitted their report to GHMC.The experts have suggested that the block where the fire broke out should be opened only after appropriate retrofitting to ensure adequate structural stability. Retrofitting of the RCC structure is necessary to regain the strength of concrete elements and prevent further distress. The report recommends complete retrofitting of the block where the fire took place, including strengthening of beams, columns, walls, and pillars, as well as necessary work to ensure adequate strength between walls and roofs. After the completion of retrofitting works, experts from educational institutes such as IIT, NIT, JNTUH, and Osmania University should inspect the complex building and confirm its structural stability. The report also suggests that all electrical wiring and connections should be replaced and properly checked by experts since the electrical service duct wires were completely burnt from the upper floor to the lower floors. During their tests, the experts found that the beams, columns, and slabs of the floors where the fire occurred were damaged, and t...

Families of the six persons who died of suffocation in the Swapnalok Complex fire have claimed that they put ₹1.5-2 lakh each into a multi-level marketing scheme run by Vihaan Direct Selling Pvt. Ltd., which operates from the gutted building. The six victims were identified as V. Shiva, Triveni, R.Vennela, K. Prameela, B. Shravani (all 22), and Prashant, 23. On Friday afternoon, their bodies were handed over to their families after a post-mortem examination at Gandhi Hospital, for performing final rites. All of them were employed at Vihaan Direct Selling, located opposite Kedia Infotech, the office where the fire originated. The bereaved families said the company officials had asked them not to trust the negative reports about the QNet scheme or Vihaan, and convinced them to pay lakhs of rupees to enrol for the company’s pyramid scheme and get more people to join to be able to earn ‘points’. Relatives of Shravani said the company used to make the employees work till 8.30 p.m. or beyond. “She was the eldest of three children and belonged to a poor, agricultural family in Narsampet, Warangal. Her parents struggled to pay ₹2 lakh to the company to get her a job, assuming that her future will be secure. She was working as team lead for more than a year and though the company did not pay her whatever was promised, we were happy that she was employed in the city. We never thought we would lose her like this,” said an inconsolable family member. Prameela was an only child and her...

TNN / Mar 17, 2023, 06:24 (IST) At least six people suffocated to death and several others were feared trapped inside the eight-storied swapnalok complex in Secunderabad on Thursday after a short-circuit in the fifth floor air-conditioning unit triggered a mammoth fire that raced to the top floors, sending a huge pall of smoke billowing into the sky. This the latest in a string of fire accidents in and around Hyderabad over the last few months. TNN / Mar 18, 2023, 04:49 (IST) If basic fire safety measures had been in place, six young lives would not have been snuffed out in the swapnalok complex fire on Thursday. A day after the tragedy, senior fire department officials, who completed the inspection of the multi-storeyed building, said that one of the main reasons for the death of six people was a locked door to the fire exit staircase next to the victims' office. TNN / Mar 22, 2023, 06:47 (IST) : Police are working towards fixing responsibility in the swapnalok complex fire accident case. QNet office operator from Macherla in Andhra Pradesh has reportedly been taken into custody and, while waiting for reports from other agencies, statements of witnesses are being recorded. A culpable homicide case was registered, following the death of six QNet staff in the inferno. TNN / May 14, 2023, 08:07 (IST) After the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation’s (GHMC) enforcement vigilance and disaster management (EVDM) wing made it mandatory for all commercial establishments to acqui...

Meanwhile, Talasani Srinivas Yadav, the Minister for Animal Husbandry, announced that strict action would be taken against the building owner and other responsible parties for failing to take adequate precautions. Talasani expressed sorrow over the Swapnalok fire incident and visited Gandhi Hospital with Deputy Chief Minister Mahmood Ali to console the families of the deceased. The Minister directed the authorities to make all necessary arrangements for the transfer of bodies to their respective native locations after the post-mortem examination. Talasani said that Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao had announced an ex-gratia of Rs 5 lakh each to the bereaved families and would provide them with all possible support during this difficult time. A case has already been filed and is being investigated, according to Talasani. The Mahankali police have registered a case of negligence causing death against the complex owner and association and are conducting an investigation. According to GHMC Commissioner D S Lokesh Kumar, the building is an old, existing high-rise commercial building that has been occupied by various commercial establishments. The building permission was granted in July 1985 for the construction of the cellar, ground floor, mezzanine floor, and upper six floors. The setbacks are maintained according to the rules. The cause of the fire accident and the functioning of the fire safety equipment provided in the building are being assessed by the Fire Services Depa...

Meanwhile, Talasani Srinivas Yadav, the Minister for Animal Husbandry, announced that strict action would be taken against the building owner and other responsible parties for failing to take adequate precautions. Talasani expressed sorrow over the Swapnalok fire incident and visited Gandhi Hospital with Deputy Chief Minister Mahmood Ali to console the families of the deceased. The Minister directed the authorities to make all necessary arrangements for the transfer of bodies to their respective native locations after the post-mortem examination. Talasani said that Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao had announced an ex-gratia of Rs 5 lakh each to the bereaved families and would provide them with all possible support during this difficult time. A case has already been filed and is being investigated, according to Talasani. The Mahankali police have registered a case of negligence causing death against the complex owner and association and are conducting an investigation. According to GHMC Commissioner D S Lokesh Kumar, the building is an old, existing high-rise commercial building that has been occupied by various commercial establishments. The building permission was granted in July 1985 for the construction of the cellar, ground floor, mezzanine floor, and upper six floors. The setbacks are maintained according to the rules. The cause of the fire accident and the functioning of the fire safety equipment provided in the building are being assessed by the Fire Services Depa...