Toddler, her 2-month-old sister killed in Lucknow slum fire
Lucknow, Two children were killed in a massive fire that gutted a slum cluster in the Vikas Nagar area here, police said on Thursday, as rescue teams and residents trawled through the site reduced to ashes from the blaze the evening before. Toddler, her 2-month-old sister killed in Lucknow slum fire The bodies of the two children were recovered late Wednesday, hours after the devastating fire broke out, Deputy Commissioner of Police Deeksha Sharma said. “The bodies have been sent for a post-mortem. Their parents have been informed,” she told reporters. The two victims were sisters – Shruti and her two-month-old sister, officials said. Police said the parents of the deceased children are from Kashipurwa village in Barabanki district. The fire, which started Wednesday evening in a slum cluster near the Ring Road in Vikas Nagar, rapidly engulfed over 200 shanties and reduced residents’ belongings to ashes. Hundreds of people, mostly domestic workers and daily wage earners, were left homeless. After receiving information about the blaze, fire tenders were immediately rushed to the spot, and …

