8 Students Injured In Massive Fire At Kota Hostel: Cops

A massive fire broke out on Sunday morning in a boy's hostel building injuring eight students with preliminary reports suggesting that a short circuit led to the blaze, police said.

Taking note of the incident that took place in Adarsh Residency hostel in Laxman Vihar, the Kota district administration ordered to seal the hostel for " non-compliance of safety measures and absence of fire NOC (no-objection certificate), Rakesh Vyas, a fire officer at Kota Municipal Corporation, said.

Around 2,200 hostels in Kota-South and Kota-North have already been served notices for non-"compliance of fire safety guidelines and action against these hostels would be initiated soon, Rakesh Vyas said.