Three people were killed and one sustained injury as a massive fire broke out in a 12-storey residential building in Gujarat라이브 바카라 Rajkot city on Friday morning, officials said.
Videos on social media showed that a large crowd gathered near the residential complex and anxiously watched as the rescue operations were underway. The fire was brought under control around noon, said the official.
As per local reports, the fire broke out at Atlantis Apartments. Around 40 people were initially feared trapped in the building. However, all of them have been rescued now, as per PTI.
The fire broke out on the sixth floor of the multi-story residential building. Emergency services, including fire brigades and ambulances, rushed to the scene as thick plumes of smoke billowed into the sky.
“The fire broke out in a flat on the sixth floor of Atlantis Apartment around 9.30 am. It was caused due to a short circuit. Three persons have lost their lives in the fire while one injured person has been hospitalised,” said Assistant Commissioner of Police BJ Chaudhary.
“We have rescued nearly 40 persons stranded on upper floors due to thick smoke. Of these, five were brought down using the hydraulic crane of the fire brigade. Further investigation is on,” said the official.
Two of the three deceased victims have been identified as Kalpesh Leuva and Mayur Leuva. The identity of the third person is yet to be ascertained. Two of the victims were outsiders and had come to the building for some work, the official said.
