Rajkot game zone fire: Death toll rises to 22; rescue operations underway

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At least 22 people, including kids, were killed and three others were injured after a massive fire broke out in a gaming zone in Gujarat's Rajkot...

The incident on Saturday evening saw a blaze erupte in a fibre dome constructed for gaming activities, with the structure eventually collapsing from the inferno...

Officials say rescue operations are underway at the affected area, where the blaze erupted at around 4:30 pm...

After the fire broke out, Rajkot Police Commissioner Raju Bhargav told media persons that the cause of the blaze would be investigated and that a message had been issued to all the gaming zones in the city to close operations...

Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel said that the city administration has been instructed to carry out immediate rescue and relief operations in the fire incident at the game zone in Rajkot...