This story is from May 8, 2019

Teen dies after fire guts over 2 dozen houses in Kasganj

AGRA: A 9-year-old boy was charred to death and a 22-year-old youth suffered burn injuries after fire gutted over two dozen house in Kasganj district.
Teen dies after fire guts over 2 dozen houses in Kasganj
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AGRA: A 9-year-old boy was charred to death and a 22-year-old youth suffered burn injuries after fire gutted over two dozen house in Kasganj district.
The incident took place on Monday afternoon in Nagla Mehuri village of Sikandarpur Vaishya police jurisdiction. According to police, a wedding ceremony was being organised when the fire broke out in the village. In the fire, a teenage victim identified as Vikas Kashyap was killed.
He was the son of Papu Kashyap, who had organised the wedding ceremony for his daughter. His nephew Bablu suffered grievous burn injuries while attempting to douse the fire. Bablu was taken to hospital for medical assistance.
Ashok Kumar Shukla, SP, Kasganj, said, “The exact reason of fire is unknown, but over two dozen homes of local villagers were destroyed in the fire. Two cattle were also killed. The fire tenders of fire brigade managed to douse the fire in minimum possible time.”
Officer said, “After the incident, the tehsildar visited the village to estimate the loss incurred by villagers in the fire. The district administration will compensate the victims. Meanwhile, we have sent the nine-year-old victim’s body for autopsy.”
Similarly, a fire also broke out in Mehra Chaudhary village of Fatehabad police jurisdiction of Agra district, in which two cows and a buffalo were killed.
An incident of fire was also reported from Sadpura village of Sahson police jurisdiction of Etawah district, in which almost every home was burned to ashes.
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