Six girl students die in hostel blaze

At least six students were burnt to death as fire broke out at a girl’s hostel at Lal Kurti area here Monday. According to private TV, intense efforts were carried out for hours by the firefighters to extinguish the blaze erupted at a private girls hostel, home to near 155 working women and students, situated in downtown city.
Many female students were evacuated by the emergency relief workers as they were caught inside their dormitories and went unconscious due to suffocation. At least six female students were burnt to death in the fire cause of which was not immediately known.
At least four females, including students, were also severely burnt by the blaze and were rushed to local hospital where condition of them is said to be critical, the channel added.
Six female student die, several injured as fire broke out at girls hostel in Rawalpin At least six female students died and several others injured on Monday after fire erupted at a National Girls Hostel located in cantonment area of Rawalpindi , police and hospital sources said.
The hostel was filled with smoke as the fire which caused suffocation, stirred stampede, falling many to unconscious, police added. The fire brigade team and rescue 1122 rushed towards the scene and initiated the rescue operation.
Two bodies of girls among the three died were shifted to down town District Headquarter Hospital , where one was moved to Military Hospital . Identity of three deceased could not be ascertained as yet. Couple of girls also went missing as a result of fire, says the hostel management.
The rescue workers had to break the window panes to rescue girls out of the hostel as the stairs were engulfed with inferno and smoke causing suffocation and hindering the rescue work. The fire was extinguished after one hour struggle by the fire-fighters.
The hostel usually houses around 150 students but only 60 to 70 were present at the time when the fire broke out. The hostel building is owned by Fauji Foundation but currently handed over a private company on contract.