The country is mourning the horrific incident which took place in Surat yesterday. A massive fire broke down in a coaching centre located inside a building called Takshashila Arcade in the Sarthana area. With more than 50 people trapped, many tried jumping off the building to save their lives as the fire had set the staircase ablaze. The tragedy claimed lives of 20 with many individuals between the ages 14-17.
Amidst all the chaos, a fearless man identified as Ketan Jorawadia tried his best to save the children who were stuck inside the burning building. A video of him has gone viral on social media whereby he can be seen helping the kids climb down from the 4th-floor window onto the ledge of the building.
Heroic Efforts done by a young man , who put his life in danger to save the Students who were stuck in fire !#surat #sarthana pic.twitter.com/NX58MbaG4g
— Hitesh Pandya ▪︎ હિતેષ પંડયા (@Hiteshpandya21) May 24, 2019
Netizens are lauding the bravery shown by the man and are praising him for his efforts. He did show a lot of courage putting his own life at risk while trying to save the children.
This boy is Ketan Jorawadia .He is the same boy who saved atleast 2 girls from falling in Surat coaching fire. He could have easily saved his life.The fire & smoke was scary instead this boy stayed at the 3rd floor & saved 2 girls from fallinf.
Salute Ketan .U redefined bravery ! pic.twitter.com/A9WdFRUQsg— Zafar Abbas (@zafarabbaszaidi) May 24, 2019
My heartfelt condolences to children who lost their lives in the tragic incident in Surat yesterday. Very proud of Ketan Jorawadia, who showed exemplary courage and saved atleast 2 children from falling in the fire. pic.twitter.com/dNW1qjb75o
— VVS Laxman (@VVSLaxman281) May 25, 2019
https://twitter.com/MajorPoonia/status/1132128581168128000
Words fall short when I talk about this brave Gentleman.
Meet Ketan Jorawadia who climbed up & saved life of 2 students yesterday in Takshshila complex #SuratFireTragedy.
Putting his own life at risk, he actually become an example of Humanity.
Thankyou Brother from Surat🙏🙏 pic.twitter.com/Tna3nmEEMO— Engineer Ashok Meghwal (@ENGINEER99299) May 25, 2019
https://twitter.com/amar_pithava/status/1131979637116899328
This man saving two innocent lives is the real hero! Deeply saddened for the loss of lives due to the fire at coaching centre. Hope the injured ones get recovered soon… #Surat #SuratFire pic.twitter.com/BbFN5M0bY5
— Shashikant Singh (@embracetheart) May 24, 2019
Prayers to all students Nd hats off to this brave men 🙏#Surat pic.twitter.com/awEw3irfLI
— ᴅʜᴀᴡᴀʟ📍 (@dhavalbharvad7) May 24, 2019
Bollywood celebrities have also taken on social media to express their horror and distress over this shocking incident and wished the victims a speedy recovery.
T 3174 – Terrible tragedy in Surat .. a devastating fire and 14-17 year old children caught in it jump off the building and perish ..
Grief beyond expression .. prayers 🙏🙏🙏— Amitabh Bachchan (@SrBachchan) May 24, 2019
Deeply shocked and saddened to hear about the Surat fire tragedy. Heartbreaking. Prayers.
— Shraddha (@ShraddhaKapoor) May 24, 2019
My condolences to the families of the victims..may their souls rest in peace.This is so heartbreaking 🙏🏻 We really need to be more diligent about our security and safety rules and conditions.Stricter laws and better implementation #SuratfireTragedy https://t.co/NRXX8MraE3
— bhumi pednekar (@bhumipednekar) May 24, 2019
Deeply saddened to hear about the Fire Tragedy in #Surat today. My condolences go out to the grieving families and pray for the speedy recovery of the injured.
— Urmila Matondkar (@UrmilaMatondkar) May 24, 2019
It is really a huge tragedy that 17 young people were burnt alive in Surat . My heart felt condolence to their family and friends. The municipalities of all the cities in our country should be much strict and insistent to make every building adhere to fire safety rules .
— Javed Akhtar (@Javedakhtarjadu) May 25, 2019
18 Students Dead In Surat Coaching Centre Fire, Many Jumped Off Buildinghttps://t.co/ne74g5xpSw.. ohhh Goddd….My heart aches.. Those breaking the norms should be EXECUTED..
— Ranganathan Madhavan (@ActorMadhavan) May 24, 2019
After the incident, the state government has ordered a fire safety audit of all schools, colleges and coaching centres in the state, and has promised to give 4 lakh INR to each of the families of those killed.
Our prayers are with the families of the victims.