20161221 Six Die In Hotel Fire In Western India
India Dec 21 2016 “Building”
Dead : dead 5 to 9 Burnout : 1 to 29 Injured : injured 1 to 9
Six Die In Hotel Fire In Western India
Updated: 2016-12-21 12:00
NEW DELHI, Dec 21 (Bernama) — At least six people have been killed and several others injured in a major fire that broke out at a prominent hotel in the western Indian state of Maharashtra Wednesday, China’s Xinhua news agency reported a senior police official as saying.
“The fire broke out at the Bindal Palaza hotel in the state’s Gondia district, which was almost fully occupied as members of a marriage party were staying there. Six bodies have been brought out of the hotel by rescuers,” he said, on condition of anonymity.
The death toll may go up later in the day as several people are feared trapped inside the hotel, the official said…..
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