Archive · 2 Jan 2026
Indian student dies in Germany apartment fire
A young man named Hruthik Reddy from India was studying in Germany.
On December 31, there was a big fire in the building where he lived.
He tried to escape by jumping out of his apartment, but he got very hurt and passed away.
His family is very sad and wants to bring his body back to India.
The fire started for reasons that are not yet known, and the authorities are looking into what happened.
Hruthik was about to visit his family for a festival called Sankranti, but now they are mourning instead of celebrating.
Hruthik Reddy, a 25-year-old Indian student, died after jumping from his apartment to escape a fire in Brandenburg, Germany.
Reddy was pursuing a master's degree at the University of Europe for Applied Sciences in Potsdam.
The fire trapped him in his apartment, leading him to jump from an upper floor, sustaining critical head injuries.
He was rushed to a local hospital but succumbed to his injuries.
German authorities have launched an investigation into the cause of the fire, which is currently unknown.
- Who
- Hruthik Reddy, a 25-year-old Indian student from Telangana
- What
- Died after jumping from his apartment to escape a fire
- When
- December 31
- Where
- Brandenburg, near Berlin, Germany
- Why
- Attempted to escape a fire that trapped him in his apartment
- Name
- Hruthik Reddy
- Age
- 25
- Hometown
- Malkapur village, Jangaon district, Telangana, India
- Location of Incident
- Brandenburg, near Berlin, Germany
- Date of Incident
- December 31
- Institution
- University of Europe for Applied Sciences, Potsdam
- Degree Pursued
- Master's degree
- Previous Education
- Engineering degree from Vaagdevi College of Engineering, Warangal (2022)
