Fire played havoc in Farrukhabad district of UP killing three children of a family besides reducing crops spread over 300 bighas and several houses to ashes. Several families were rendered homeless in the incident.
District Magistrate, Prakash Bindu and Senior Superintendent of Police, Subash Singh Baghel, reached the spot and supervised the rescue operation. They claimed that over a dozen fire tenders were summoned from the local fire station as well as from neighboring districts to control the devastating fire. The injured were shifted to Ram Manohar lohia Hospital and necessary help has been provided to the victims before the actual loss has been estimated and the victims were compensated.
According to reports, the fire broke out in the house of one Manphool, a native of Sunderpur hamlet of Farrukhabad Kotwali area when his children were playing in the hut on Monday afternoon. Both, Manphool and wife were working in his field when the blaze erupted. Due to strong wind, the fire spread within no time to the adjoining huts as well in the near-by fields damaging wheat crop which is ready for harvest. Four children of Manphool, Dharmendra(9), Alok(6) and daughter Vidhyanshi aka Divya (2), got trapped in the fire and were burnt alive. Another son of Manphool, Vajpayee (12), who was seriously injured while trying to save his siblings, has been rushed to RMl Hospital where his condition is said to be critical.
Sources said that villagers tried to control the fire but when they failed, they informed the district head-quarters. The cause of fire is not known yet. A case has been registered and further investigations are on.
Meanwhile, in a separate incident in Bareilly, a man and his two children were killed when the motorcycle they were riding on was hit by a jeep on Aonla-Aliganj road on Tuesday morning.
Reports said that one Anokhe Maurya (40), was travelling with his wife Kekai, son Aman (12), and daugther Anjali (8), when their bike was hit by a jeep in Aliganj area of the district.
While Maurya and Aman died on the spot, the two
others were rushed to a
hospital, where Anjali succumbed to injuries.
The condition of Kakai was stated to be critical.
Police have seized the jeep, while its driver is at large.