Historical eventMay 242019

2019 Surat fire

Twenty-two students die in a fire in Surat (India).

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When
Friday, May 24 20197 years ago
Category
Historical eventA dated happening — a battle, treaty, launch, discovery, disaster or decision — recorded on this calendar day.
Era
21st century · 2010s
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At a glance

Dates: From 2019.

What came before

Background Fire safety regulations are poorly enforced in India. In the 2004 Kumbakonam School fire , 94 students died; subsequently, the Indian Supreme Court directed the government and schools to enforce strict fire safety compliance. On 26 November 2018, a student and a teacher died in an accidental fire at a coaching centre located in the Vesu area of Surat , leading to the fire department officials of the Surat Municipal Corporation inspecting and sending notices to 230 coaching centres. [ 1 ] [

What happened

On 24 May 2019, a fire occurred at a commercial complex in Sarthana Jakatnaka area of Surat in the Gujarat state of India. Twenty-two students died and 19 others were injured in an academic coaching centre located on the building's terrace. The fire was started by a short circuit on the ground floor; the students in the coaching centre were trapped by the destruction of a wooden staircase. Three people were arrested for their alleged involvement or their alleged negligence leading to the fire and the deaths.

May 24 through the years

Other entries on the same calendar day, in order.

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May 24 2019 — 7 years ago, on a Friday.

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