Four people were burnt alive in a fire at the hotel they were staying at in Rajasthan’s Ajmer, police said Thursday.
The fire was reported at Hotel Naaz at Diggi Bazar in Ajmer’s congested lanes Thursday morning. It eventually reached up to the fifth floor, forcing many guests to break open windows and jump out, police said.
The casualties include a one-year-old and a woman. Four other people suffered burns and are being treated at the local JLN Hospital.
Additional SP Himanshu Jangid told that the fire “prima facie” looks to have been sparked by a short circuit, adding: “We are investigating the matter.
“Four fire tenders are working on the spot currently to douse the fire,” he said.
According to the police, most of the guests at the hotel were pilgrims at Ajmer’s Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti Dargah.
They added that the crowded and narrow bylanes made it difficult for fire vehicles to reach the spot.
