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Rajkot Fire Tragedy: Gujarat CM Bhupendra Patel Takes Stock; Earthmovers Remove Debris From Site | In Pics

As many as 27 persons, including 4 children under the age of 12, were killed in a massive fire that swept through TRP Game Zone in Gujarat's Rajkot city on Saturday. Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel took stock of the situation and announced ex-gratia of Rs 4 lakh to the kin of each of the deceased and Rs 50,000 to each injured.

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Rajkot Fire Photo: AP/Ajit Solanki

Earthmovers remove burnt debris the day after a fire broke out in an amusement park in Rajkot. A massive fire damaged a large part of the park on Saturday, killing more than twenty people and injuring some others, news reports said.

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Rajkot Fire
Rajkot Photo: AP/Ajit Solanki
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Gujarat's Chief Minister, Bhupendra Patel, center, stands with government officials the day after a fire broke out in an amusement park in Rajkot, India.

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Gaming Zone Fire
Rajkot Gaming Zone Fire Photo: AP/Ajit Solanki
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Earthmovers remove burnt debris the day after a fire broke out in an amusement park in Rajkot, India.

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Rajkot Gaming Zone Fire
Gaming Zone Fire Photo: AP/Ajit Solanki
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Firefighters stand next to burnt debris the day after a fire broke out in an amusement park in Rajkot, India.

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Rajkot Amusement Park Fire Photo: AP/Ajit Solanki
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An earthmover removes burnt debris the day after a fire broke out in an amusement park in Rajkot, India.

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Rajkot Amusement Park Fire
Amusement Park Fire Photo: AP/Ajit Solanki
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A firefighter moves among burnt debris the day after a fire broke out in an amusement park in Rajkot, India.

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Game Zone Fire
TRP Game Zone Fire Photo: PTI
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Debris being removed from the game zone site where a major fire on Saturday evening killed at least 27 people and injured three, in Rajkot, India.

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TRP Game Zone Fire
Game Zone Fire Photo: AP/Ajit Solanki
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Earthmovers remove burnt debris the day after a fire broke out in an amusement park in Rajkot, India.

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Rajkot Fire Site In Rajkot
Game Zone Fire Site In Rajkot Photo: AP/Ajit Solanki
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Earthmovers remove burnt debris the day after a fire broke out in an amusement park in Rajkot, India.