LUCKNOW, June 23 -- As rescue operations wound down after the devastating fire at a building in Aliganj, scenes of grief shifted from the accident site to hospital wards and mortuaries, where families searched for their loved ones.

Outside KGMU's Trauma Centre, relatives waited anxiously as ambulances brought in victims of the blaze. Some were looking for injured family members, while others feared the worst. Police and PAC personnel were deployed in large numbers to manage the growing crowd as distraught relatives gathered through the day.

Among the injured is Jayant Gupta, the sole earning member of his family. Jayant worked at an animation training institute located on the third floor of the building. Family members said he had been ...