LUCKNOW, June 28 -- The Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the devastating Aliganj fire tragedy that claimed 15 lives on June 22 has entered the report-writing stage. Its members are holding marathon deliberations at Paryatan Bhavan, the headquarters of the tourism department, to finalise what officials described as a comprehensive blueprint for fixing accountability and plugging systemic gaps in urban safety regulation.

Senior officials familiar with the proceedings said the two-member SIT, comprising Amrit Abhijat, additional chief secretary (Tourism), and Praveen Kumar, additional director general of police (Lucknow zone), is in the process of drafting its final report, which is expected to be submitted to the Uttar Pradesh gove...