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Two children killed, hundreds left homeless after over 200 shanties destroyed as LPG cylinders explode during fire at Lucknow's Vikas Nagar slum
Updated On: 16 April, 2026 03:19 PM IST | Lucknow | mid-day online correspondent
Deputy Commissioner of Police (East) Deeksha Sharma said that the bodies of two children, both around two years old, were recovered late on Wednesday, hours after the fire broke out
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The blaze started on Wednesday evening in a slum cluster near Ring Road in Vikas Nagar. Pic/PTI
A massive fire swept through a slum cluster in Vikas Nagar area of Lucknow in Uttar Pradesh, killing two children and leaving hundreds homeless, police said on Thursday.
According to reports, locals stated that several LPG cylinders exploded during the fire that destroyed over 200 shanties in Vikas Nagar.
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