Surat coaching centre fire: Most of the students killed in the fire were attending coaching classes and were expecting their Class 12 results Saturday. Satish Sharma, Commissioner of Police Surat said, “20 people have died & more than 20 have been injured in the fire that broke out in Surat yesterday. An FIR has been registered against three people.”
There were 14 dead bodies of 14 students taken to the creamation ground for completing the last rituals. Apart from family members and relatives of these children there were many people who joined the last rituals to support and empathize with families of these children. There was anger and anguish among people and almost entire city mourned with grief.
At least 20 students, the oldest aged 21, were killed, on the terrace of the Takshashila complex in Surat Friday after a fire engulfed the building. But hours after the fire was doused, Yashvi is still listed “missing”. Most of the students killed in the fire were attending coaching classes, like Yashvi, and were expecting their Class 12 results Saturday.
A Class 12 commerce student, Yashvi’s body was found charred from inside the building. “She called me at 5:30 pm. telling me about the fire. After that, when we tried to reach her, her phone was switched off. She was expecting her board results and wanted to become a fashion designer,” said her father, Dinesh.
Her younger brother said: “We will register a case against the Dakshin Gujarat Vij Company Ltd (DGVCL) as the fire broke out from the distribution panel.”