Swift action by the driver and emergency crews prevented casualties before flames gutted the double-decker passenger coach.
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Lucknow Coaching Centre That Was Sealed After Fire Concerns Was Reopened Within 24 Hours of Closure
Authorities re-opened a Kanpur coaching centre less than a day after sealing it for fire safety violations sparking questions about the efficacy of safety enforcement.
Wanted Criminal Killed in Encounter With Lucknow Police During Anti-Crime Operation
Uttar Pradesh Police engaged a reward-carrying criminal in a shootout in Lucknow following a tip-off from intelligence networks about his location.
PM Modi Expresses Grief Over Lucknow Fire Tragedy and Orders Immediate Government Response
The prime minister offered condolences to families of the victims and urged Uttar Pradesh authorities to accelerate rescue and accountability efforts.
Lucknow Fire: Most Victims Were Students Trapped on Second Floor of Three-Storey Building
KGMU declared 15 dead on arrival; survivors described chaotic scenes with students unable to escape due to the single exit in the building.
Lucknow Fire: Building Was Approved for Residential Use But Housed Commercial Centre
The LDA had approved the Aliganj property for residential use in 2014; the animation centre was operating illegally in violation of land-use norms.
UP Police: Four Lucknow Fire Owners Identified; Property History Traced Back to 1980 Allotment
The building was originally allotted to Vijay Kumar in 1980 and passed through ownership before the four currently arrested joint-owners took charge.
Lucknow Animation Centre Fire Follows Similar Delhi Restaurant Fire That Killed 20+ Weeks Earlier
The tragedy comes just weeks after a major fire at a south Delhi restaurant underscoring a pattern of commercial premises flouting safety norms.
SIT Lucknow: ACS Amrit Abhijat and ADG Praveen Kumar Lead Probe into Fire Victims’ Deaths
The two-member SIT includes senior IAS and IPS officers directed personally by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath to report quickly.
Lucknow Fire Kills 15 Students at Animation Training Centre in Aliganj; Four Owners Arrested
A devastating blaze at a three-storey building housing an animation centre on Usha Mehta Marg killed 15 and injured 9; police arrested four building owners Monday night.