HYDERABAD: A minimum of two members of jeweller Prahlad Modi‘s household may need lived had they not stepped again into their burning residence in Hyderabad’s Gulzar Houz Sunday morning to rescue family members trapped inside. They had been among the many 17 victims within the blaze that turned a weekend household get-together right into a tragedy.Cousins Pankaj (37) and Abhishek (31) had been among the many first to have responded to the hearth that began on floor ground of the three-storey constructing constructed over a century in the past.“They’d stepped out of the home to in all probability examine the extent of the hearth that originated in the principle electrical panel,” mentioned Mukesh Kumar, an worker. “Simply as they stepped again in to alert others, the compressor unit of an AC exploded. Inside minutes, your complete home was up in flames.”Realising that a number of family members had been trapped inside the home, together with his spouse and three kids, Pankaj scurried again into the constructing to rescue them. Abhishek adopted. Hours later, when rescuers scoured the gutted constructing for survivors, each had been discovered alive however barely hanging on. The cousins died whereas being taken to hospital, family members mentioned.Pankaj was Prahlad’s son and Abhishek the son of one of many patriarch’s youthful brothers. The physique of Pankaj’s 35-year-old spouse Varsha was discovered along with her arms round 4 youngster victims. “She was probably attempting to defend the youngsters,” mentioned Muhammad Athar, one other worker.Prahlad Modi and his spouse Munni occupied the higher flooring together with members of the prolonged household. A few of their sons, daughters and grandchildren had come visiting for the weekend when tragedy struck.