Surat fire: PM Modi, Rajnath Singh, Vijay Rupani extend condolences to victims

Extremely anguished by the fire tragedy in Surat. My thoughts are with bereaved families. May the injured recover quickly. Have asked the Gujarat Government and local authorities to provide all possible assistance to those affected.

Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) May 24, 2019

Home Minister Rajnath Singh also tweeted expressing sorrow over the incident. "Deeply saddened by the loss of precious lives due to fire in Surat. My thoughts are with the families of the deceased. I pray for the speedy recovery of the injured," Singh said.

Deeply saddened by the loss of precious lives due to fire in Surat. My thoughts are with the families of the deceased. I pray for the speedy recovery of the injured.

Rajnath Singh (@rajnathsingh) May 24, 2019

Gujarat CM Vijay Rupani said he had instructed officials to do the needful after the incident, which has claimed 15 lives so far. "Deeply saddened by the news of Surat fire tragedy. Instructed officials to do needful. My prayers are with all those affected. May those who have been injured recover at the earliest. I pray for the departed souls. Om Shanti," Rupani wrote on Twitter.

Deeply saddened by the news of Surat fire tragedy. Instructed officials to do needful. My prayers are with all those affected. May those who have been injured recover at the earliest. I pray for the departed souls. Om Shanti. pic.twitter.com/T4avRHOu5V

Vijay Rupani (@vijayrupanibjp) May 24, 2019

Darshana Jardosh, who was yesterday re-elected as the MP from Surat, said those responsible for the incident would be held accountable. "Words cannot describe the terrible tragedy that has taken place in Sarthana in Surat. My sincere condolences to the families of the children who lost their lives. All those responsible for this will not be spared & will be brought to justice," Jardosh tweeted.

Words cannot describe the terrible tragedy that has taken place in Sarthana in Surat. My sincere condolences to the families of the children who lost their lives. All those responsible for this will not be spared & will be brought to justice.

Darshana Jardosh (@DarshanaJardosh) May 24, 2019

BJP chief and Gandhinagar MP Amit Shah has urged his party workers to help those in need. "Deeply anguished by the loss of lives due to a tragic fire accident in Surat, Gujarat. My condolences with the bereaved families. I pray for the speedy recovery of those injured. I urge our karyakartas of BJP Surat unit to assist the people in need," Shah tweeted.

Deeply anguished by the loss of lives due to a tragic fire accident in Surat, Gujarat. My condolences with the bereaved families. I pray for the speedy recovery of those injured. I urge our karyakartas of BJP Surat unit to assist the people in need.

Amit Shah (@AmitShah) May 24, 2019