In Surat, a massive fire broke out in a textile mill on sunday. The fire and emergency department had to work for hours in order to bring the situation under control.
There were three teachers in the coaching centre at the time of the incident. While one of them died, another received serious head injuries while jumping off the building.
All the coaching centres operating in high rise buildings will be inspected by the Director of Fire Services, who has been instructed to take immediate action for closing down those institutes running above the fourth floor of an establishment in violation of the fire norms.
As many as 22 students studying at an arts coaching centre on the covered terrace of a three-storey building Takshashila Arcade in Surat's Sarthana area lost their lives in the huge fire on Friday.
Most of the students who were killed in the fire were aged between 14 and 17. Some were expecting their Class 12 results on Saturday.
As death toll in Surat fire rose to 23, several Bollywood celebrities expressed anguish on social media.
Surat fire: Attempting a dramatic rescue to save their lives, several students jumped off a Surat building on Friday while a massive fire was raging. The fire incident happened at Takshila-complex in Sarthana where a coaching class was going on.
At least six people were killed and several others injured in a fire that broke out in Sarthana area of Gujarat's Surat on Friday. It is believed that more than 30 people are stranded inside the building.
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