Hyderabad, March 19 : Union minister for tourism and culture G. Kishan Reddy on Sunday alleged that the Telangana government is not taking action against owners of buildings whose negligence is leading to a series of fire accidents.

He visited Swapnalok Complex in Secunderabad, where a huge fire on Thursday night claimed six lives.

The minister spoke to officials and enquired about the cause of the fire.

Kishan Reddy, who is a member of Lok Sabha from Secunderabad, told media persons that the state government is regularising unauthorised buildings for revenue.

He alleged that the government is encouraging illegal constructions so that it can earn more revenue.

The Union minister termed the fire accident in the building unfortunate. He said that though poor and innocents were losing lives in fire accidents, the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) and state government were not taking action against those responsible for the accidents.

"Whenever a fire accident takes place, they say we will take action but later forget it," said Kishan Reddy.