Fire tears through building in northern India, killing 14, mostly students
Most victims were students at an animation centre, and officials ordered a high-level probe into the blaze as rescue teams searched for survivors.
- A major fire broke out at an animation training centre in Lucknow's Aliganj area on Monday, killing at least eight people, with '10-12 people said to be trapped inside the building,' officials said.
- Initial reports suggest the blaze began following a short circuit in the building's air conditioning unit, which housed the coaching institute on its upper floor.
- Firefighters launched an immediate operation to control the fire, as 4 to 5 students escaped and several others jumped from the structure to save their lives.
- Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath canceled scheduled engagements to return to Lucknow, while Deputy Chief Minister Brajesh Pathak called the incident 'a major incident, it's very saddening.' Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed condolences.
- The incident highlights persistent fire safety concerns in commercial buildings, recalling a recent hotel fire in Delhi that killed more than 20 people and prompting calls for safety audits.
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According to AFP, it is not yet clear whether all the victims were students. Earlier, Uttar Pradesh Deputy Prime Minister Brajesh Pathak told reporters that 14 children were killed and four people were injured in the tragedy.According to witnesses cited by AFP, some of the students, trying to escape from the rapidly spreading flames, jumped out of the windows of the building into the street. READ ALSO: Mysterious death of a family of four. Befor…
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Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath visited the injured at KGMU and announced an ex-gratia of Rs 5 lakh each for the families of the deceased and Rs 50,000 each for the injured.
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