Massive Fire at 3 Hotels Near Patna Railway Station Leaves 3 Dead, Many Injured

Massive Fire at 3 Hotels Near Patna Railway Station Leaves 3 Dead, Many Injured

Approximately 50 meters from the Patna intersection, a big fire incident on Thursday morning claimed three lives and left over a dozen injured, according to a fire brigade spokesman. The fire consumed three hotel structures. Authorities reported that they had found one dead in the Hotel Pal and two more, those of a mother and daughter, in the nearby Hotel Amrit. There could be more casualties, according to the fire department officer. A number of automobiles, including autorickshaws, two-wheelers, and four-wheelers, were completely destroyed by the fire, which swiftly spread because of the high winds.

According to firefighters, a number of people have been saved and are being treated at the Patna Medical College Hospital as additional rescue efforts are carried out. Out of the 17 fire victims who have been admitted to our hospital thus far with burn injuries, three have been brought in dead. Before confirming their deaths, we are doing an electrocardiogram (ECG) on two more very ill individuals. The remaining patients do not have significant burn injuries, in addition to the two serious cases mentioned before, according to Dr. IS Thakur, medical superintendent of the Patna Medical College Hospital.

According to firefighters, the brigade tenders arrived at the scene promptly, but because of the busy and consistently packed section, the dousing and rescue operation took longer than expected. Seven or eight tenders worked for more than two hours before the fire was finally brought under control, according to officials. Director general-cum-commandant, home guard, and fire services Shobha Ohotkar stated, “Over 45 people who were stranded on the rooftops were rescued by the fire brigade teams, while over a dozen were admitted to the Patna Medical College and Hospital (PMcH) for treatment.”

The DG, who was overseeing the operation, stated that although traffic in the vicinity had posed problems, fire department personnel had done their utmost to minimize losses and injuries while rescuing the people. We have been conducting fire audits on a regular basis and advising hotel owners to keep up-to-date with functional fire safety precautions. The hoteliers ought to consider it carefully. Our first goal at this time is to save lives,” she continued.

The Amrit Hotel and other neighboring structures were quickly affected by the fire that began at the Pal Hotel. When the tragedy occurred, a Border Security Force constable who was eating at the Pal Hotel reported that the gas cylinders began to break following the fire. If the firefighters had been at the scene promptly, he claimed, the situation may have been under control. According to an eyewitness, confusion continued in the area until the fire tenders were able to begin their operations, which took forty minutes.