At least 17 killed in building fire in India’s Hyderabad

At least 17 people died after a fire ripped through a building in the Indian city of Hyderabad, local officials said on Sunday.

The large blaze broke out in the early hours of the day in a three-storey building which houses a jewellery store.

A statement from the fire disaster response emergency and civil defence department in southern Telangana state, where Hyderabad is located, said they had received the call for help just after 6am local time (5:30am PKT).

“The fire broke...