Fire breaks out in house, 5 killed

Five members of a family,including a six-month-old girl, died when a fire broke out in a house inIndira Nagar locality here Wednesday, police said.

The fire broke out at about 6 am when small cookinggas cylinders caught fire in the house in Ram Vihar Phase-II locality, killing Sumit Singh (31), his wife Vandana, theirdaughter and other family members identified as Julie (42) and Dablu Singh (50), police said.

Though the exact cause of the fire could not beascertained, police suspect it was due to a short-circuit.

The fire was later doused by a team of fire brigade.

SP (trans-Gomti) Amit Kumar said prima facie itappears that the family used to run an illegal workshop ofcooking gas cylinders inside the house.

Taking note of the incident, Uttar Pradesh ChiefMinister Yogi Adityanath ordered a probe by commissioner,Lucknow division.

"The incident should be probed by the commissioner andresponsibility fixed for any negligence or shortcomings. He should submit his report within 7 days," the chiefminister said while expressing grief over the deaths.