« on: May 25, 2019, 12:18:51 PM »
India tuition class fire kills at least 19 student
At least 19 students have died in a fire at a school in India, officials said.
Students were seen jumping and falling from the building in the western city of Surat as black smoke billowed from windows.
Most of the victims were teenagers who had been studying at a tuition centre.
The initial cause of the fire was not immediately clear. Officials said the blaze spread through packed classrooms because of flammable roofing.
At least 20 others sustained serious injuries and were being treated in hospital in Gujarat.
"The students lost their life both because of the fire and jumping out of the building," Deepak Sapthaley, a local fire official, told AFP.
All of the dead were aged below 20 years and many were trapped because the fire began near the staircase, Reuters reported.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi offered his condolences on Twitter and called for local authorities to provide assistance.source:https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-48395247
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