Teenage girl dies after fire breaks out in flat in Ahmedabad building
Ahmedabad (PTI): A 17-year-old girl was killed after a fire broke out in a seventh-floor flat of a residential building here in Gujarat on Saturday while four members of her family managed to escape, officials said.
The blaze erupted in the 11-storey Orchid Green society located in the Shahibaug area in the morning hours.
"Fire Brigade personnel rescued the girl, Pranjal Jirawala, from the balcony of the flat located on the seventh floor. She was rushed to a hospital in an unconscious condition where she died," said Divisional Fire Officer Om Jadeja.
At least 40 residents from the top floors of the building were evacuated safely, he said.
Prima facie, overheating of electrical wiring triggered the fire, Jadeja said, adding that the geyser in the bathroom of the affected flat remained switched on.
"The fire broke out in the flat of one Suresh Jirawala where he lives with his wife and two children. His niece was also staying with him. In the morning, she went to take a shower and her bedroom was locked. The fire erupted suddenly and spread in the bedroom," Jadeja said.
As the flames spread, Jirawala, his wife, and two children rushed out but Pranjal got stuck.
"She shouted for help from the balcony of the flat which was covered with an iron grill. A team of rescuers entered the flat from the eighth floor using a ladder and other equipment and cut the grill," Jadeja said.
The girl was unconscious but was responding when rescued. She was rushed to a hospital but "could not survive as she had suffered from a burning sensation and was also under shock," he added.
Jadeja said 15 firefighting vehicles were used and the rescue operation lasted for 35-40 minutes.
The fire is under control.
Gujarat | A fire broke out on the seventh floor of a building near Girdharnagar Circle in the Shahibaug area of Ahmedabad. Fire tenders are present on the spot. More details awaited. pic.twitter.com/b7eKIRtPDk
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Rickelton's ton in vain as SRH beat MI by 6 wickets
Mumbai (PTI): Ryan Rickelton's whirlwind unbeaten ton was overshadowed by Heinrich Klaasen's unbeaten 65 as Sunrisers Hyderabad defeated Mumbai Indians by six wickets in an IPL match here on Wednesday.
Chasing an imposing 244-run target, Travis Head (76 off 30) and Abhishek Sharma (45 off 24) shared 129 runs for the opening wicket to set the platform for SRH.
Klaasen (65 not out off 30 balls) then displayed his all-round hitting abilities to guide SRH home with the help of Nitish Kumar Reddy (21) and Salil Arora (30 not out off 10) in 18.4 overs.
Earlier, Rickelton's knock powered MI to 243 for five.
MI rode on a 93-run stand between Rickelton (123 not out off 55 balls) and Will Jacks (46 off 22) in 7.1 overs for the opening stand to power the side.
MI skipper Hardik Pandya scored a valuable 31 off 15 balls before being dismissed.
Praful Hinge (2/54), Eshan Malinga (1/29), Sakib Hasan (1/39) and Nitish Kumar Reddy (1/31) were the wicket-takers for SRH.
Brief Scores:
Mumbai Indian: 243 for 5 in 20 overs (Ryan Rickelton 123 not out; Praful Hinge 2/54).
Sunrisers Hyderabad: 249 for 4 in 18.4 overs (Travis Head 76, Heinrich Klaasen 65 not out; AM Ghazanfar 2/51).
