Some students who tried to jump from the burning building were among at least 19 who died. AHMEDABAD (INDIA) - At least 19 students -- most of them female -- died Friday in a fire at an Indian building housing a college, officials said, as images showed people jumping to escape the blaze. "The students lost their life both because of the fire and jumping out of the building," Deepak Sapthaley, a fire official in the western city of Surat, told AFP. Sixteen persons died because of burns and three others from injuries after they jumped," Jayesh M Patel, medical officer at Surat Municipal Institute of Medical Education and Research, told AFP. Local media reports said the toll could still rise further as many students were undergoing treatment at local hospitals.

Source: Bangkok Post May 24, 2019 18:45 UTC