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Six people, including 5 children, were killed and a pistillate was injured aft a fire, suspected to person been triggered by a abbreviated circuit, broke retired astatine a location successful the Lisadi Gate country successful Meerut, constabulary said connected Tuesday (February 24, 2026) .
“The incidental occurred astatine Kidwai Nagar astir 8 p.m. connected Monday. Seven radical were admitted to the civilian infirmary with pain injuries. The doctors aboriginal declared six of them dead,” Meerut SP Avinash Pandey told reporters astatine the hospital.
Information astir the blaze astatine the residence of Iqbal Ahmad was received astatine 8:49 p.m., pursuing which constabulary and occurrence brigade teams rushed to the spot and brought the flames nether control, the serviceman said.
According to police, tailoring enactment was done astatine the house, for which a ample quantity of cloth was stored there, which caused the flames to dispersed rapidly.
Prima facie, a abbreviated circuit is suspected to person triggered the fire, constabulary said, adding that a elaborate probe is underway.
The deceased person been identified arsenic Rukhsar (25), Mahbish (12), Hammad (4), Akdas (4), Nabia (4 months) and Inayat (4 months), each residents of Gali No. 3 adjacent the Surahi Wali Masjid successful Kidwai Nagar, constabulary said.
The injured woman, Ameer Bano (55), is undergoing treatment, the SP said.
