More than twenty five persons including several children have died in a big fire that got triggered at a gaming zone in Rajkot,Gujrat on saturday.
The bodies of the dead were reportedly charred beyond recognition.
This is not the final count as several more bodies were likely to be recovered in the operation that was still going saturday evening.
According to reports the blaze was so big that clouds of smoke could be seen from a distance of several kilometres.
Several fire tenders had rushed to this tragic spot and operation on war footing was reportedly going on to control the fire.
However, the cause behind this unprecedented incident in the area could not be known.
Gaming zone owner was reported to have been detained by the police.
Prime minister Narendra Modi has been deeply anguished by the death of so many persons.