Lucknow, June 23 -- After Monday's fire at a coaching centre in Lucknow, which claimed 15 lives, the Uttar Pradesh government ordered strict checking of safety norms at all coaching centres, hotels, and other business complexes in the state. Officials here on Tuesday said so far, 43 coaching institutes and three hotels have been sealed in different districts as they lacked adequate fire safety arrangements.
Police and Fire officials, along with district authorities, have conducted raids on coaching institutes and hotels across the state.
Raids were conducted on coaching institutes and hotels in 20 cities of Uttar Pradesh, which included Kanpur, Agra, Meerut, Bareilly, Prayagraj, Noida, Bahraich, and Varanasi.
So far, 30 coaching institut...