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16 students die in Lucknow coaching fire as about a dozen jump from Aliganj building
Telegraph India··23 Jun
Telegraph India reported that at least 16 students and an unidentified man died on June 22 when a fire tore through a three-storey Purania building housing an animation coaching institute, a gaming zone and a pet store, with many victims aged 17 to 24 jumping to escape smoke.
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What It Means For You
- Coaching centres statewide face fresh fire safety scrutiny.
- Families await SIT findings on building permissions.
- Victims' kin receive state and central compensation.
What's Happening
- 16 students died in an Aliganj fire on June 22.
- Four officials were suspended and four people arrested.
- A two-member SIT must report within seven days.
Safety Lapses
- The building lacked a fire safety NOC.
- A locked terrace blocked one escape route.
- A 2016 demolition order was later revoked.
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