Bodies Burnt Beyond Recognition In Rajkot Fire, DNA Samples Collected

At least 28 people, including nine children, died in the fire at the gaming zone, which did not have a fire license.

DNA samples have been collected to identify those who died yesterday in the massive fire at a gaming zone in Gujarat's Rajkot, said a top police officer. At least 28 people, including nine children, died in the fire at the gaming zone, which did not have a fire license.

"The bodies are charred beyond recognition, and we have completed the process of collecting the DNA samples of the bodies and the relatives who have claimed them so that the identity of the deceased can be established," said Additional Commissioner of Police (ACP) Vinayak Patel. The samples have been airlifted to Jamnagar for analysis.

Three others injured in the fire are now stable, he added.