8 students injured after fire breaks out at Kota hostel, case against owner
Eight students were injured after a massive fire broke out in a boys039 hostel building in Rajasthan039s Kota on Sunday due to a short circuit in the transformer officials said The incident took place in Kota039s Landmark City under Kunhari police station at around 630 am The initial investigation revealed that a short circuit in an electric transformer installed on the ground floor of the five-storey hostel building led to the fire The forensic team however is trying to ascertain the exact reason behind the incidentEight students were injured in the incident including one who sustained severe burns The police shifted all students to another hostel and arranged their meals Two injured students are still admitted while the rest were treated and dischargedDuring the incident more than 60 coaching students were present in the five-storey hostel buildingOne student suffered a fracture in his leg after he along with some others jumped from the building039s first floor to escape the fire quotI was sleeping when the lights went out Assuming it to be a regular occurrence I waited for them to come back on However when they didn039t I felt suffocated and decided to step out To my horror the hostel was filled with smokequot Arpit Pandey the injured student told India Today TVKota ASP Amrita Duhani confirmed that the incident occurred at around 630 am due to a short circuit on the ground floor The fire rapidly spread upwards causing extensive damage to the buildingThe building had 75 rooms of which 61 were occupied Duhani saidOfficials have also claimed that the hostel building was not equipped with fire safety measures and did not have a fire NOC adding that such a big transformer should not have been installed inside the hostel building A case was registered against the owner of the hostel for negligence in setting up the necessary fire safety equipmentFurther investigation into the matter is underwayPublished By Sahil SinhaPublished On Apr 14 2024ALSO READ Madhya Pradesh woman who faked own kidnapping from Kota traced in IndoreALSO READ Another student hangs self in 039coaching hub039 Kota 7th suicide this yearMust Watch
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Eight students were injured after a massive fire broke out in a boys039 hostel building in Rajasthan039s Kota on Sunday due to a short circuit in the transformer officials said The incident took place in Kota039s Landmark City under Kunhari police station at around 630 am The initial investigation revealed that a short circuit in an electric transformer installed on the ground floor of the five-storey hostel building led to the fire The forensic team however is trying to ascertain the exact reason behind the incidentEight students were injured in the incident including one who sustained severe burns The police shifted all students to another hostel and arranged their meals Two injured students are still admitted while the rest were treated and dischargedDuring the incident more than 60 coaching students were present in the five-storey hostel buildingOne student suffered a fracture in his leg after he along with some others jumped from the building039s first floor to escape the fire quotI was sleeping when the lights went out Assuming it to be a regular occurrence I waited for them to come back on However when they didn039t I felt suffocated and decided to step out To my horror the hostel was filled with smokequot Arpit Pandey the injured student told India Today TVKota ASP Amrita Duhani confirmed that the incident occurred at around 630 am due to a short circuit on the ground floor The fire rapidly spread upwards causing extensive damage to the buildingThe building had 75 rooms of which 61 were occupied Duhani saidOfficials have also claimed that the hostel building was not equipped with fire safety measures and did not have a fire NOC adding that such a big transformer should not have been installed inside the hostel building A case was registered against the owner of the hostel for negligence in setting up the necessary fire safety equipmentFurther investigation into the matter is underwayPublished By Sahil SinhaPublished On Apr 14 2024ALSO READ Madhya Pradesh woman who faked own kidnapping from Kota traced in IndoreALSO READ Another student hangs self in 039coaching hub039 Kota 7th suicide this yearMust Watch
