Teenage Girl Dies At Hospital Due To Burn Injuries After Fire Incident In Hyderabad

Hyderabad: In Telangana's Hyderabad, a teenage girl tragically died following a fire accident that claimed the lives of her grandparents around three days back ago. The girl had also sustained severe injuries in the fire incident, following which she was admitted to the hospital, where she succumbed to her injuries on Saturday. According to the Hyderabad police, the victim was undergoing treatment at a state-run hospital. 

The girl, identified as Shruti Gupta, had been hospitalized after the fire incident, which occurred late Monday night while her family was preparing food for Diwali . Sparks from a gas stove ignited a nearby box of firecrackers, leading to a blaze that filled their two-room home with smoke, resulting in the couple's suffocation.

Majlis Bachao Tahreek (MBT) spokesperson and former city corporator Amjed Ullah Khan expressed frustration over the lack of timely support for Shruti's treatment. Despite Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy’s assurances that officials would ensure the best care for the teenager, Khan claimed his appeals to the Chief Minister's office and other authorities went unanswered.

In a post on X, the Chief Minister's Office stated that Reddy had extended condolences over the accident and had directed officials to provide comprehensive support for Shruti. The CMO said, "Yesterday, he (Chief Minister) directed officials to ensure the best treatment and support for Shruti Gupta, the teenager battling for life. We will take total care of her, CM Revanth Reddy garu assured," it said.

Khan said he had shifted the teenager to a private super-speciality hospital as she was not being attended to properly in a government hospital. He said he paid a bill of Rs 2.10 lakh to the private hospital and bought medicines worth nearly Rs 1 lakh.

"... as her body was not responding and unable to pay more, her family shifted her to Gandhi Hospital yesterday evening and early morning on November 2 she died and her body shifted to a mortuary for post-mortem," Khan said.

The fire accident occurred late Monday night when her family was preparing food items for Diwali. Sparks from a gas stove fell on a firecracker box which burst, with the smoke spreading across the two-room house due to which the couple died of suffocation, police said. The girl was also being treated for asphyxiation.