Gujarat Rajkot game zone fire:So far 20 people have died due to a massive fire in a game zone in Rajkot district of Gujarat. Quoting Police Commissioner Raju Bhargava, news agency ANI said on Saturday evening that the teams engaged in rescue operations at the spot are trying to remove as many bodies as possible. The Police Commissioner said that so far about 20 bodies have been recovered and they have been sent to the hospital for further investigation. An investigation will be conducted. The owner of the gaming zone is a person named Yuvraj Singh Solanki. We will register a crime for negligence and deaths. At the same time, Rajkot Deputy Police Commissioner (Crime) Partharaj Gohil said that they have detained four people associated with the gaming zone. At present, the injured are being taken to Rajkot Civil Hospital.
Rajkot District Collector said that most of the victims are children. A part of the shed has collapsed. Firefighters controlled the fire about 25 minutes ago. But smoke is still coming out of the debris and we fear that more people may be trapped under it. Rajkot District Collector Prabhav Joshi told The Indian Express on Saturday.
State Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel informed through social media platform X that Rajkot district administration has been instructed to carry out immediate relief and rescue operations in the game zone. In a post on X, he said that the Municipal Corporation and administration have been instructed to carry out immediate rescue and relief operations in the fire incident at TRP Game Zone in Rajkot. Instructions have also been given to give priority to the arrangement of immediate treatment of the injured.
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Rajkot incidentBut Prime Minister Modi expressed grief
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has expressed grief over the incident in Rajkot. Through a post on social media platform X, PM Modi said that I am deeply saddened by the fire incident in Rajkot. My condolences are with all those who have lost their loved ones. Prayers for the injured. The local administration is working to provide all possible help to the affected people.
Extremely distressed by the fire mishap in Rajkot. My thoughts are with all those who have lost their loved ones. Prayers for the injured. The local administration is working to provide all possible assistance to those affected.
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) May 25, 2024
A fire department official said that at this time we are unable to tell the exact number of people affected by the incident. Our teams are working to recover the bodies from the spot. At present the search operation is going on. Another fire officer told news agency ANI that the cause of the fire is not yet known. Efforts are being made to extinguish the fire. He said that it is not possible to tell the exact number of missing people right now. We are facing difficulty in the fire extinguishing operation as the temporary structure has collapsed and strong winds are blowing.
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