India, June 22 -- At least 15 people have died while many are reportedly still trapped inside a three-storey building that caught fire on Usha Mehta Marg in Lucknow's Aliganj area on Monday.

After the blaze was brought under control, stretchers were taken into the structure through an adjacent building. Rescue personnel also breached a wall to ease the movement of stretchers into the affected premises.

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A total of 22 people were brought to King George's Medical University (KGMU) following the fire incident. Of them, 15 were declared dead, while seven others sustained injuries and are reported to be in stable condition.

At the site of the accident, the blaze has been brought under control, though rescue oper...