4 killed in fire at Ajmer's Naaz hotel in Diggi bazaar, many rescued

A fire broke out at Hotel Naaz in the Diggi Bazaar of Ajmer, Rajasthan. The incident has claimed four lives, according to a PTI report. The four deceased included a woman and a child as well.

"Fire incident occurred at a hotel in Diggi Bazaar area today morning. Police team is on the spot. Four people, including two men, a woman and a child, have died due to suffocation and burn injuries," JLN Medical College Principal Dr Anil Samaria told PTI.

The authorities are facing issues with the rescue operations due to the narrow road. The fire was caused by a short circuit. One of the guests at the hotel claimed that they could hear the sound of a blast and ran away with his wife.

Some guests at the five-storey hotel jumped out of the window.

"A woman threw her child in my lap from a window. She also tried to jump off the building, but we stopped her," Mangila Kalosia, a guest at the hotel, told PTI.

Kolkata hotel fire

The Ajmer hotel fire incident comes days after the fire broke out in a hotel near Falpatti Machhua in central Kolkata, claiming 14 lives and multiple injuries.

“This fire incident took place at around 8:15 p.m. at the premises of Rituraj Hotel. Fourteen bodies have been recovered, and several people have been rescued by the teams,” Manoj Kumar Verma, Kolkata Police Commissioner told ANI.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed grief over the incident and announced an ex gratia of ₹2 lakh for the next of kin of each deceased and ₹50,000 each for the injured.

Additionally, the West Bengal government has announced to provide an ex gratia of ₹2 lakh each to the families of deceased, while the injured persons will get ₹50,000, reported ANI. The West Bengal Chief Minister, Mamata Banerjee expressed condolences in a post on X.

Her post read, “My heart goes out to the victims of the fire incident that took place at a private hotel (Rituraj) in Burra Bazar area. I monitored the rescue and fire fight operations throughout the night and mobilised maximal fire brigade services in the area. 14 died eventually in total because there were combustible materials stored inside. Investigation has been ordered. My condolences to the victim families and solidarity for all affected.”