Fire in ‘gaming zone’ in Gujarat, 27 including children killed – 2024-05-27 15:04:33

At least 27 people have been killed in a massive fire at a gaming zone in Rajkot in the Indian state of Gujarat. 9 of them are children. Besides, several others were reported to have been injured. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has expressed deep grief over this incident. News NDTV, Hindustan Times.

The fire broke out at TRP Game Zone in Rajkot on Saturday evening local time. Firefighters are still working there. The death toll is expected to rise. Rajkot Police Commissioner Raju Bhargava said the fire broke out in the TRP gaming zone around evening local time.

He said, it has been possible to bring the fire under control. But the rescue operation is still going on. It has already been possible to recover the bodies of several people. They have been sent for post-mortem.

A man named Yuvraj Singh Solanki ran the gaming zone. Police Commissioner said that a case is being filed due to negligence in this incident. Further investigation will be done only after the rescue operation is over.

However, the cause of the fire is not yet known. Meanwhile, the fire brigade said that the temporary structures are collapsing. As a result, there was a problem in extinguishing the fire. Several sources said there were many children in the area at the time of the incident. At least 15 to 20 of them have been rescued.

Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel said that municipal authorities and local administrations have been directed for immediate rescue operations. All measures have been taken to rescue the injured.

TTN