RSOE EDIS: India - Fire - 2010.02.24

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2010-02-24 04:34:50 - Fire - India EDIS CODE: FR-20100224-25051-IND Date & Time: 2010-02-24 04:34:50 [UTC] Area: India, State of Karnataka, , Bangalore Number of death person(s): 9 Number of Injured person(s): 50 Damage level: Heavy (Level 3) Not confirmed information! Description: At least nine people were killed in a fire at a multi-story commercial building in southern India Tuesday, police said. Many of the deaths at the seven-story building in the high-tech city of Bangalore occurred when people trapped inside jumped, police commissioner Shankar Bidari said. The fire erupted in the lower floors and moved upwards rapidly, he said. Three women were among the dead. More than 50 people suffered injuries, most of which were minor, Bidari said. The fire was brought under control in two hours as rescuers carried out an evacuation. Bidari said a probe had been ordered to determine the cause of the blaze. Posted:2010-02-24 04:34:50 [UTC] Please DO NOT reply to this message: replies may be treated as errors and result in your subscription being deleted. If you have trouble or other queries, send email to havaria@rsoe.hu RSOE EDIS is operated by the National Association of Radio-Distress Signalling and Infocommunications (RSOE), Budapest, Hungary. Because of the complexity of this system and its dependence on other systems, we cannot be responsible for delays or failures in forwarding or transmission. You're receiving this AlertMail because you subscribed for the service. To stop receiving these emails, you may unsubscribe now. Contact: havaria@rsoe.hu