Speaking to ANI, Satyajeet Gupta, Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) East, said that the incident was reported at around 3.15 pm, after which several fire tenders were deployed at the spot.
Five individuals trapped in a six-storey building during a massive fire that broke out on Sunday night in the Chaman Ganj area of Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, have succumbed to their injuries, officials said on Monday.
At least 50 teams of the fire department were engaged to control the blaze, which broke out on Friday, officials said, adding that a team each from State Disaster Response Force and National Disaster Response Force were also pressed into service to douse the flames.
During his visit, Satish Mahana met with the affected traders and expressed his condolences to them.
Satish Mahana also mentioned that he will request the state government to provide immediate relief to the affected traders.