A 20-year-old girl was killed while two others sustained injuries after a fire broke out at a house in Uttar Pradesh’s Lucknow on Thursday night, officials said.
The fire broke out following a cylinder explosion in Cannt police station limits, they said. The deceased has been identified as Ruby. The two others including a woman injured in the incident undergoing treatment at a hospital, police said.
Mangesh Kumar, CFO of Fire Brigade said, “The fire started due to a cylinder burst. Many of our fire tenders were present on the spot. A woman has died and two women have been injured, and subsequently sent to the civil hospital for treatment. The fire has been extinguished.”
More details awaited.