42 people evacuated, 10 of them hospitalised after fire breaks out in MP hotel
March 29, 2023 23:55
screen grab taken from video of MP hotel fire/ANI
A fire broke out in a six-storey hotel in Indore city of Madhya Pradesh on Wednesday morning and 42 people trapped in the building were rescued, of whom 10 were admitted to a hospital, an official said.
The incident occurred in Papaya Tree Hotel located in Rajendra Nagar area, he said.
"Forty-two people staying in Papaya Tree Hotel were trapped in the fire and were rescued by the police and fire brigade. Ten people evacuated from the hotel were admitted to a hospital and most of whom complained of difficulty in breathing due to smoke," Rau police station in-charge Narendra Raghuvanshi said.
Superintendent of police (fire) RS Ningwal said the fire started from the roof of the hotel's ground floor, which resulted in smoke engulfing the building.
After a lot of hard work, the fire was brought under control as proper arrangements to tackle the incidents of fire were not in place there, he said.
"The hotel management has installed a hydrant that is powered by electricity connection. But during the fire, the hydrant did not run due to power failure," he added.
Ningwal said that had the hotel management connected the hydrant to a generator, the flames could have been controlled immediately as it would have operated during the fire.
He said he would write to the district administration and Indore Municipal Corporation to take action against the hotel management. -- PTI
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