NEW DELHI — A large fireplace broke out Saturday in an amusement park in Gujarat state in western India, killing at the least 22 individuals, together with a number of youngsters, the police mentioned.
The hearth erupted on the park within the metropolis of Rajkot. Police Commissioner Raju Bhargava mentioned the blaze was underneath management and a rescue operation was underway.
Vinayak Patel, a police officer, confirmed the deaths of twenty-two individuals within the fireplace. The New Delhi Tv information channel reported a dying toll of 27.
The our bodies had been charred and it was troublesome to determine them, Mr. Patel mentioned.
The park is normally packed on weekends, with households with youngsters having fun with the college summer season trip.
Footage confirmed firefighters clearing particles round collapsed tin-roof constructions that information media experiences mentioned had been used for bowling, go-karting and trampoline sights.
The amusement park is privately owned by Yuvraj Singh Solanki. Mr. Bhargava mentioned {that a} cost of negligence could be filed towards him.
“We shall be registering an offense for negligence and the deaths which have occurred,” Mr. Bhargava mentioned. “Additional investigation will happen as soon as we full the rescue operation.”
The reason for the fireplace was underneath investigation.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi wrote on X that he was “extraordinarily distressed by the fireplace” in Rajkot. “My ideas are with all those that have misplaced their family members. Prayers for the injured,” he wrote.
Fires are widespread in India, the place builders and residents usually flout constructing legal guidelines and security codes.
