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A massive fire broke out at a residential building in Jharkhand's Dhanbad on Tuesday evening, 31 January. The cause of the disastrous blaze is yet to be known.
Specifically, the blaze erupted at Ashirwad Tower in Dhanbad's Joraphatak area, PTI reported.
Joraphatak is reportedly around 160 km from the state capital of Ranchi
Meanwhile, Dhanbad is known as a coal city in Jharkhand
Loss of lives: At least 14 people have died in the fire so far, Dhanbad's deputy commissioner was quoted as saying by ANI.
Ten women, three children, and a man have lost their lives
Rescue operations are currently underway at the site, as per the news agency
CM's Announces Compensation: "The state government has directed to provide compensation amount of Rs 4 lakh to the family members of the deceased in Dhanbad's Ashirwad apartment and other accidents in the past. Instructions have also been given to the district administration to provide proper treatment and other facilities to the people injured in the accident," tweeted Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren.
On Tuesday, he also said that, "The district administration is working on a war footing and treatment is being provided to those injured in the accident,". He also expressed his condolences to the families of the deceased.
PM Announces Ex Gratia: Later in the night, Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed anguish at the loss of lives and tweeted, "an ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakh from PMNRF would be given to the next of kin of each deceased in the fire in Dhanbad. The injured would be given Rs 50,000."
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