Television footage broadcast by private channel NDTV showed people jumping off the top floor of the Takshashila building or trying to escape by climbing down, as thick smoke billowed out. Most of the dead were students who had been attending class at a tuition centre housed in the building, according to the spokesman for the office of Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani. The blaze, likely caused due to an electrical short circuit, started between 3:45-4pm local time and spread rapidly, Patel said. Television footage showed people trying to grab a large banner on the side of the building as they plummeted down. Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Twitter he was thinking of the bereaved families.

Source: bd News24 May 24, 2019 14:03 UTC