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Inquiry ordered after building fire kills 15 in north India city
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- Abhishek Dey Getty Images Firefighters douse the flame in a building that killed 15 in India's Lucknow city.
- The building housed a pet shop and an animation centre.
- Authorities said the building lacked emergency exits and people got trapped inside as smoke spread.
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Abhishek Dey Getty Images Firefighters douse the flame in a building that killed 15 in India's Lucknow city. An inquiry has been ordered after at least 15 people died in a fire that broke out in a building in the northern Indian city of Lucknow on Monday.
The building housed a pet shop and an animation centre. Witnesses described people jumping from windows and climbing down cables to escape, while rescue teams broke through a wall to save lives.
The cause of the fire is yet to be ascertained. Authorities said the building lacked emergency exits and people got trapped inside as smoke spread.
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