Overview

• A fire in a five-storey mixed-use building in Kanpur's Chamanganj area killed Mohammad Danish, his wife Nazneen Saba, and their three daughters, aged 15, 12, and 7.
• The blaze, which began on May 4, is suspected to have been caused by a short circuit in the building's shoe factory and was worsened by domestic LPG cylinder explosions.
• Firefighters and State Disaster Response Force teams worked for hours to control the fire and recover the victims' bodies, hindered by narrow access lanes and dense smoke.
• In Mumbai, a Level-II fire broke out on May 5 at the Libas boutique on Pedder Road, likely due to electrical faults, but was extinguished within two hours with no injuries reported.
• Authorities are investigating safety compliance and potential code violations in both incidents, highlighting recurring fire risks in India's densely populated urban areas.