Moradabad (Uttar Pradesh) [India] August 26 (ANI): Five people died while seven others were injured after a fire broke out in a multi-storey building in Uttar Pradesh's Moradabad.

Shailendra Kumar Singh, District Magistrate, Moradabad said the fire broke out in a three-storey building. In the incident, five people lost their lives and seven were rescued from the building and later were rushed to the hospital for treatment.

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As per the information, members of the same family were residing in the three-storey building.

The fire department is investigating the cause of the fire.

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More details are awaited. (ANI)

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