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Two children die in Lucknow fire

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IANS Lucknow

Two children were burnt to death here late Friday when their hut caught fire, police said Saturday.

The incident took place near the Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences where a group of snake charmers lived in hutments.

An official told IANS the huts caught fire late Friday when everyone was fast asleep.

By the time people raised an alarm, two children, Ranju, 8, and Indu, 3, were caught in the blaze. The children died.

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First Published: Feb 08 2014 | 10:52 AM IST

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