3 killed as fire breaks out at residential building in Gujarat's Rajkot

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A devastating fire erupted in the Aslantis building on the 150 Feet Ring Road, triggering chaos and panic as flames rapidly spread through the structure.

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00:00We have some breaking news that's coming in.

00:07A fire has broken out at a residential building in Rajkot, dramatic rescue caught on camera.

00:13A fire broke out in the Atlantis building situated on 150 feet ring road.

00:18The fire broke out on the 6th floor and more than 30 people were trapped, 3 people have

00:22died.

00:23The fire has broken out at a residential building in Rajkot, you can see the smoke bellowing

00:38out of the 6th floor where the fire took place.

00:42The dramatic rescue operations are seen on the camera.

00:44A fire broke out in Atlantis building which is situated on the 150 feet ring road.

00:50The fire broke out on the 6th floor and more than 30 people were trapped, 3 people have

00:55died in the incident and the fire extinguishing brigade has reached the spot and efforts

01:01are being made to extinguish the fire.

01:04When the fire broke out, we received a call from the fire department.

01:11We informed the fire department in a proportionate manner and within 7-8 minutes, the fire team

01:19has reached the spot.

01:20The fire is under control.

01:21The resident on the upper floor has been safely rescued and 5-6 people have been sent to civil

01:34hospital for treatment.

01:36My colleague Brijesh Doshi is joining us on the broadcast for more details.

01:40Brijesh, give us more details on this fire that has broken out in a building in Rajkot.

01:45What was the reason?

01:47Do we know what the reason was behind the fire?

01:49As per the primary information and I had a talk with the Rajkot Municipal Commissioner,

01:553 people have died in this fire incident.

01:59The fire broke out around 10 o'clock in the morning and fire team has rushed on the spot.

02:06It was on the 6th floor of this high-rise building, the fire was there.

02:11As per the primary report, it was a case of short circuit.

02:14There was some furniture work going on on the 6th floor and due to short circuit, there

02:18was a massive fire on the 6th floor.

02:21As it is a high-rise building, the rescue team by the fire department has done the rescue

02:28of more than 30 people from the 6th floor and adjacent floors.

02:34At this moment, the rescue operation has been over and the fire has been completely controlled

02:40by the fire department.

02:41Unfortunately, 3 people have died in this incident and 4-5 people have been injured.

02:48They were sent to the nearby hospital for the primary treatment.

02:55As officials are not saying any other reason than the short circuit, we have to wait for

02:59some time for the exact reason why the fire was so massive and the 3 people have died

03:07in this incident.

03:08At this moment, the authorities are trying to control the casualties and save maximum

03:15people.

03:16The priority was to rescue the operation and rescue the people from the building.

03:20The rescue has been completed and more than 30 people have been safely evacuated from

03:24the building.

03:25Absolutely, Brijesh.

03:26Thank you for bringing us those details on that story.

03:29Fire did break out in the building.

03:3130 people have been rescued.

03:323 people have unfortunately died in the incident and the preliminary report tells us that a

03:38short circuit is what was the reason behind the fire on the 6th floor of this residential

03:42building.

03:43Visuals of which you can see on your screen.

03:44We have some more reactions coming in.

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04:26We have some more reactions coming in.

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