Surat fire tragedy: 17 dead; Ministers offer condolences
Surat (Gujarat) [India] May 24 (ANI): At least 17 people, including several students, lost their lives in a massive fire that engulfed a coaching centre located in the Sarthana area here.
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May 24, 2019 20:19 IST
Surat (Gujarat) [India] May 24 (ANI): At least 17 people, including several students, lost their lives in a massive fire that engulfed a coaching centre located in the Sarthana area here.
While some of the victims jumped from the fourth floor when the Takshashila Complex caught fire, many of them were not able to escape and died on the spot.
As the rescue operations were carried out, charred bodies of women and children were taken out. The fire was reportedly triggered by a short circuit.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed his condolences to the families of the bereaved and asked the Gujarat government and the local authorities to provide assistance to them. He also prayed for the recovery of the injured.
Extremely anguished by the fire tragedy in Surat. My thoughts are with bereaved families. May the injured recover quickly. Have asked the Gujarat Government and local authorities to provide all possible assistance to those affected.
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) May 24, 2019
BJP President Amit Shah also expressed his grief and asked the BJP workers to assist the people in need.
Deeply anguished by the loss of lives due to a tragic fire accident in Surat, Gujarat. My condolences with the bereaved families. I pray for the speedy recovery of those injured. I urge our karyakartas of BJP Surat unit to assist the people in need.
— Amit Shah (@AmitShah) May 24, 2019
Congress President Rahul Gandhi, in a tweet, wished speedy recovery for the injured while expressing his condolences to the bereaved families.
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Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh also expressed his condolences to the victims of the tragedy.
Deeply saddened by the loss of precious lives due to fire in Surat. My thoughts are with the families of the deceased. I pray for the speedy recovery of the injured.
— Rajnath Singh (@rajnathsingh) May 24, 2019
Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani has ordered an investigation into the incident and declared financial help of Rs 4 lakh each to the families of children who died in this incident.
"This incident is very saddening. State Government will give Rs 4 lakh financial help to families of kids who died. Proper and fast treatment will be provided to the injured children," said Rupani.
Furthermore, Union Health Minister JP Nadda spoke to Rupani and assured to render help in regard to the gruesome incident. The Union Minister also directed the AIIMS trauma centre director for help.
A team of doctors from the burn and trauma department has been constituted and put on alert. They will fly as needed. (ANI)
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