New Delhi: Five people including a doctor couple were killed in a fire at a hospital's residential complex in Jharkhand's Dhanbad on early Saturday morning at around 2 am.
Dhanbad DSP (Law & Order) Arvind Kumar Binha told ANI, "So far it has been confirmed that 5 people - the doctor, his wife, their nephew, another relative & their domestic help, died in the fire".
The deceased have been identified as the medical establishment's owner Dr. Vikas Hazra, his wife Dr. Prema Hazra, their nephew Sohan Khamari, one relative and domestic help Tara Devi.
According to PTI, the fire broke out at the store room of the nursing home-cum-private house in the Bank More area of Dhanbad, around 170 km from Ranchi, at around 2 am.
In the video shared by ANI, the blaze can be seen coming out of the windows of the residential building.
At least two fire tenders reached the spot to control the blaze. The cause of the fire is not known yet.
Dhanbad Sub-divisional Magistrate (SDM) Prem Kumar Tiwary told PTI, "The cause of the fire is yet to be ascertained and further investigation is underway."
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Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren consoled the deaths in a tweet. He wrote,"Deeply saddened by the news of the death of 6 people, including the famous doctor couple Dr. Vikas and Dr. Prema Hazra, in the late-night fire at Hazra Memorial Hospital in Dhanbad."
"May God grant peace to the departed souls and give strength to the bereaved family members to bear this difficult hour of grief," he added.