Fire breaks out at Fortune Mall in Gujarat
Suddenly a huge fire broke out at the Fortune Mall located on Citylight Road in the posh area of Surat, due to which an atmosphere of chaos was created in the entire area. The fire that broke out at the Amritaya Spa and Gym located on the third floor of the shopping center was so terrible that two women who worked at the spa died instantly from asphyxiation. Let us tell you that this mall is right opposite the office of Home Minister Harsh Shanghvi. Once information about the incident was received, a team of firefighters arrived at the scene and began extinguishing the fire.
The fire spread in a few moments.
Firefighters said the fire spread so quickly that it spread throughout the spa within moments and smoke rose everywhere, causing chaos. To save the women trapped in the fire, firefighters tried to enter Amritaya Spa by breaking the glass of the mall’s fan with the help of a loading crane. After much effort they managed to enter the spa and tried to save the trapped women, but two women present at the spa died instantly from asphyxiation due to the smoke.
Two women died from asphyxiation
People said that a total of five women worked at Amritaya Spa, of whom three fled from the door after the fire, but two women entered the spa to escape to the bathroom. The fire spread so quickly that the smoke spread and both women died of asphyxiation from the smoke.
According to primary information, both women are said to be residents of Nagaland and both had come to Surat to earn a living. The cause of the fire is currently said to be a short circuit. Police are present at the scene and investigating.
(Reporting by Shailesh Champanaria from Gujarat)
