Uttar Pradesh: Family of 5 killed as massive fire engulfs 5-storey building in Kanpur
PTC News Desk: At least five people of a family including a couple and their children were killed in a massive fire that broke out in a five-storey building in Kanpur, police said on Monday.
The unfortunate incident unfolded in the city's Gandhi Nagar locality. The preliminary report suggests that the building housed a shoe manufacturing unit on the lower floors, while the upper floors were used as residences.
Multiple fire tenders rushed to the spot, and firefighting teams worked for hours to douse the flames and evacuate those inside. The police and other senior officials were present at the incident site to oversee the rescue operation.
The preliminary report suggest short circuit or faults in internal wiring as the possible cause of the fire.
"Initial suspicions point towards a possible short circuit or faults in the internal wiring, potentially originating from the floors where the shoe factory was operating," the official said. "The fire led to blasts in a couple of domestic LPG cylinders that worsened the situation," he added.
Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath took stock of the situation and directed the authorities to reach the site immediately and expedite relief and rescue operations.
- PTC NEWS
