An old woman was charred alive while several cattle were burnt in a fire that broke out due to unknown reasons in Arwal police station area of Hardoi on Tuesday.
About 13 houses were gutted by the fire and property estimated at lakhs of rupees was reduced to ashes.
As per reports, a massive fire broke out in Adniya village under Arwal police station, and it spread to several houses leaving 13 inhabitants with burns, and destroyed property worth lakhs. The villagers tried to douse the fire with their own resources and also intimated the local police station after which the fire service personnel were alerted.
On receiving information, a fire brigade reached the spot and took over an hour to douse the flames. In the aftermath, a 60-year-old, identified as Mayawati, was found trapped in the burning debris with critical burns. She was rushed to the district hospital where doctors pronounced her dead upon arrival.
Besides, over half a dozen cattle also died in the fire.
Sub-Divisional Magistrate Swati Shukla later reached the spot and assessed the losses for preparing a report to be sent to the Revenue department for adequate compensation to the victims.
Meanwhile in Fatehpur, five people died while 16 suffered injuries when a bus carrying members of a wedding party rammed into a hay laden tractor-trolley late on Tuesday night.
The condition of five of the injured was stated to be critical and they were undergoing treatment at Fatehpur district hospital.
A few days back, a dozen members of different wedding parties died in two similarly tragic mishaps in Amethi and Deoria.
As per reports, Shashi Prakash Gautam of Kamalpur village of Kaushambi was going to Teni village of Khaga Kotwali area of Fatehpur to tie the knot. He was accompanied by a large number of friends and relatives and hired a bus to reach the wedding venue. As the bus was passing through Prem Nagar village under Sultanpur Ghosh police station area of Fatehpur, it collided with a tractor-trolley resulting in the death of five persons.
After being informed about the mishap, the local people rushed to the accident site and admitted the injured to a hospital and sent the bodies for autopsy.
Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath expressed grief over the accidental deaths and directed officials to ensure proper treatment to the injured.