14 charred to loss of life in large hearth at multi-storey constructing in Jharkhand’s Dhanbad

By PTI

DHANBAD: At least 14 individuals, together with ladies and youngsters, have been charred to loss of life and several other others injured, after a serious hearth broke out in a multi-storey constructing in Jharkhand’s Dhanbad district on Tuesday night, officers mentioned.

The blaze erupted at 6 pm on the second flooring of Ashirwad Tower in Dhanbad’s Joraphatak space, round 160 km from the state capital Ranchi, they mentioned.

Around 40 hearth tenders have been pressed into service to douse the flames, the officers mentioned.

“The death toll is 14 at present and 11 people are under treatment. The exact cause of the fire is yet to be ascertained,” Chief Secretary Sukhdev Singh instructed PTI.

The fatalities embrace 10 ladies and three kids, a senior police officer mentioned.

Dhanbad Deputy Commissioner Sandeep Singh is monitoring the rescue operation on the spot together with senior law enforcement officials.

Chief Minister Hemant Soren mentioned the district administration is engaged on an emergency foundation and the injured are being handled.

“The death of people due to the fire in Dhanbad is extremely heart-wrenching. The district administration is working on a war footing and treatment is being provided to the injured. I am personally monitoring it,” Soren mentioned in a tweet.

Meanwhile, former chief minister Babulal Marandi, in a tweet, claimed that at the very least 50 persons are nonetheless trapped within the condo.

DHANBAD: At least 14 individuals, together with ladies and youngsters, have been charred to loss of life and several other others injured, after a serious hearth broke out in a multi-storey constructing in Jharkhand’s Dhanbad district on Tuesday night, officers mentioned.

The blaze erupted at 6 pm on the second flooring of Ashirwad Tower in Dhanbad’s Joraphatak space, round 160 km from the state capital Ranchi, they mentioned.

Around 40 hearth tenders have been pressed into service to douse the flames, the officers mentioned.

“The death toll is 14 at present and 11 people are under treatment. The exact cause of the fire is yet to be ascertained,” Chief Secretary Sukhdev Singh instructed PTI.

The fatalities embrace 10 ladies and three kids, a senior police officer mentioned.

Dhanbad Deputy Commissioner Sandeep Singh is monitoring the rescue operation on the spot together with senior law enforcement officials.

Chief Minister Hemant Soren mentioned the district administration is engaged on an emergency foundation and the injured are being handled.

“The death of people due to the fire in Dhanbad is extremely heart-wrenching. The district administration is working on a war footing and treatment is being provided to the injured. I am personally monitoring it,” Soren mentioned in a tweet.

Meanwhile, former chief minister Babulal Marandi, in a tweet, claimed that at the very least 50 persons are nonetheless trapped within the condo.