Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday condoled the loss of lives in the devastating fire at a Dhanbad apartment and announced an ex-gratia of Rs 2 lahk for the next-of-kin of the dead.
An FIR has been filed against unknown persons in the hospital fire case, in which five persons including a doctor couple died due to suffocation in Jharkhand's Dhanbad district, police said on Tuesday.
At least eight people died and several others injured, after a major fire broke out in a multi-storey building in Jharkhand's Dhanbad district on Tuesday, a senior official said.
A few deaths have also been reported. "The exact number can t be verified as rescue is still underway," DSP Law and Order, Dhanbad said. 📰 Jharkhand Fire: Massive Blaze Erupts at an Apartment in Dhanbad, Several Feared Trapped; Rescue Operation Underway.