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India tuition class fire kills at least 17 students India tuition class fire kills at least 19 students
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At least 17 students have died as a fire ripped through their classrooms in India, officials said. 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.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.Most of the victims were teenagers who had been studying at a tuition centre.
The cause of the fire is not yet clear, but officials said the blaze spread through packed classrooms because of the material used in the roof. 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 are being treated in hospital in Gujarat. 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."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 had emanated from near the staircase, Reuters reported. 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.Prime Minister Narendra Modi offered his condolences on Twitter and called for local authorities to provide assistance.
An inquiry into the incident has been ordered and a report is expected within three days, said the spokesman for the office of Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani.An inquiry into the incident has been ordered and a report is expected within three days, said the spokesman for the office of Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani.
The fire is the latest in a long line of deadly blazes in India. In February at least 17 people died in a Delhi hotel fire.The fire is the latest in a long line of deadly blazes in India. In February at least 17 people died in a Delhi hotel fire.