The rules that failed 15 lives in Lucknow
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A fire in an animation centre building in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, resulted in 15 deaths, highlighting significant fire safety regulatory lapses amid rapid urbanization. The incident exposed critical gaps in safety enforcement in the state's densely populated capital.
On June 22, a fire broke out in a building in Uttar Pradesh’s capital city, claiming 15 lives, most of them students and staff of an animation centre. According to eyewitnesses, bystanders, and survivors, the building lacked basic fire safety systems. Mayank Kumar reports on the tragedy and the regulatory gaps it exposes amid rapid urbanisation in India’s most populous State
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