450 students rescued in fire incident in Vadodara school

Vadodara: The fire brigade rescued over 450 students stuck in the classrooms in the fire incident at the Phoenix School in Makarpura in Vadodara city.

The fire occurred in MCB on the third floor of the Phoenix School near Sussen Circle in Makarpur in the morning.

The students and the staff including teachers quickly ran out of the building after learning about the fire. The fire brigade arrived at the spot and started to control the fire which broke out due to short-circuit.

Over 450 students stuck on the 3rd, 4th and 5th floor of the building were rescued by the fire brigade through emergency windows and via ladder from the main gate. The police jawans also joined the rescue. No loss of life is reported so far in this accident so far. DeshGujarat