Hyderabad Boat Fire During Republic Day Event Leaves One Missing, Eight Injured
A fire triggered by fireworks during a Republic Day celebration on Hyderabad's Hussain Sagar Lake caused injuries and left a young engineering student missing.
- The incident occurred during the 'Bharat Mata Maha Aarthi' programme, part of the 76th Republic Day celebrations on Hussain Sagar Lake in Hyderabad.
- Fireworks caused a blaze on two boats, completely engulfing them in flames and forcing passengers to jump into the lake to escape.
- Ajay, a 21-year-old engineering student, went missing after the fire, while eight others sustained injuries, including one person critically with 80% burns.
- The event was attended by prominent dignitaries, including Telangana Governor Jishnu Dev Varma and Union Minister G Kishan Reddy, who had left before the mishap occurred.
- Authorities are continuing search efforts for Ajay and investigating the circumstances that led to the fire.
Hindustan Times 
Free Press Journal 
