Massive blaze breaks out in Moradabad hotel, one dead

Moradabad (Uttar Pradesh) [India], October 27 (ANI): In a dreadful incident, a massive fire broke out in a restaurant on the ground floor of Clarks Inn Hotel under the Katghar police station area in Moradabad. At least four cylinders exploded, contributing to the blaze. The fire eventually spread to other floors after the cylinders burst.
Moradabad CFO Rajeev Kumar Pandey says, "We received a call about a fire at 10 pm. There's a restaurant across from the Clarks Inn Hotel. We arrived with two fire tenders... About four gas cylinders exploded in the fire. The fire became massive. Some people were trapped upstairs. We rescued around 16 people, which involved four women and two children. We also rescued a dog... The cause of the fire is still unknown... About seven fire tenders have arrived. More are being called."
Meanwhile, Moradabad SP City Kumar Ranvijay Singh stated that at least 16 people have been safely evacuated along with a dog. However, the cause of the fire is still unknown.
"This restaurant is in the Katghar PS area. We received a call about the fire around 10 pm... There were about 15-16 people in the restaurant... Everyone has been rescued and sent to the hospital... There was also a dog, which had been safely evacuated... There are no casualties yet," he said.

Dr Junaid Asari, Emergency Medical Officer at Moradabad District Hospital, said, "A total of seven patients were brought here. One of them, Maya, 56 years old, was brought dead... The remaining patients are stable." (ANI)