India
Lucknow: 15 dead, several trapped in Aliganj blaze
Lucknow: At least 15 people, most of them students, were killed after a major fire swept through a three-storey commercial building housing an animation coaching centre in Aliganj area of Lucknow today.
According to Kashmir Media Service, the blaze broke out in the Purania locality around 3:00pm, triggering a large-scale firefighting and rescue operation as thick smoke engulfed the building and panic spread among those inside.
Five people were injured and taken to the trauma centre at King George’s Medical University, Lucknow, while rescue operations continued late into the evening, officials said.
The cause of the fire was not immediately known.
