Massive fire breaks out in Surat's Raghuvir market, 40 fire engines rushed to the spot

A massive fire broke out in a 10-storey building situated in Surat's Raghuvir textile market in Saroli area during the early morning. 45 fire trucks have been rushed to the spot meanwhile, visuals of the building caught up in flames have been going viral on social media. No casualties have been reported yet. 

The latest incident comes months after 20 people, mostly students were killed in a massive fire at a coaching centre in the city. About 60 people were inside when top two floors of a commercial building was gutted in fire. Most of the students were said to be between the ages of 14 and 17. The fire started near the staircase, so they could not get down the fire officials were quoted as saying.

Gujarat: Fire breaks out in Raghuveer Market in Surat. 40 fire tenders at the spot pic.twitter.com/k0FQRpyFTM

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