Study: 2.6 Lakh Hyderabad Homes at Fire Risk
Representative image created by AI A recent study has revealed that 1.3 million residents across 260,000 households in Hyderabad are at a significantly high risk of fire accidents. This report, titled ‘Hotspot Analysis of Structure Fires in Urban Agglomerations: A Case Study of Hyderabad,’ comes during a time of rising incidents of fire in both residential and commercial sectors. Conducted by geography professors from Osmania University and Nizam College, along with the Institute for Excellence in Higher Education in Bhopal, it was published in the Asian Journal of Geographical Research. The research highlights that densely populated areas with a mix…