Fires in Hyderabad's Gulzar Houz and a Solapur textile mill kill 25; PM announces ex-gratia
Seventeen members of a family died in a fire in a building at Gulzar Houz near Charminar, Hyderabad, and eight died in a fire at a textile mill in Solapur MIDC on 18 May 2025; the PM announced ₹2 lakh ex-gratia per deceased from PMNRF.
Summary
Two deadly fires broke out on 18 May 2025. In Hyderabad, Telangana, a fire in a building at Gulzar Houz near Charminar killed 17 members of a family, including eight children; jewellery shops were on the ground floor and the family lived above. In Solapur, Maharashtra, a fire at Central Textile Mills on Akkalkot Road in the MIDC area killed eight people, including the factory owner and members of his family and of a worker's family. Prime Minister Narendra Modi condoled the deaths and announced an ex-gratia from the Prime Minister's National Relief Fund (PMNRF) of ₹2 lakh to the next of kin of each deceased and ₹50,000 for the injured in both incidents.
Key facts
- Hyderabad (Telangana)
- Gulzar Houz, near Charminar — 17 of a family killed
- Solapur (Maharashtra)
- Central Textile Mills, Akkalkot Road MIDC — 8 killed
- PMNRF ex-gratia
- ₹2 lakh per deceased; ₹50,000 per injured
- Date
- 18 May 2025
Practice MCQs 3 questions
For the fire tragedies in Hyderabad and Solapur on 18 May 2025, what ex-gratia did the Prime Minister announce from PMNRF for the next of kin of each deceased?
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Correct answer: D — ₹2 lakh
The PM announced ₹2 lakh from PMNRF for the next of kin of each deceased and ₹50,000 for each injured person.
Consider the following statements about the fires of 18 May 2025: 1. The fire at Gulzar Houz near Charminar in Hyderabad killed 17 members of a family. 2. The fire in Solapur broke out at a chemical factory. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: A — 1 only
Only statement 1 is correct. The Solapur fire broke out at Central Textile Mills, a textile factory in the Akkalkot Road MIDC area.
How many people died in the fire at a textile mill in Solapur's MIDC area on 18 May 2025?
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Correct answer: B — 8
Eight people, including the factory owner and members of two families, died in the Solapur fire; 17 died in the Hyderabad fire the same day.