Meerut: Consumed by fire

The Victoria Park area in Meerut city yesterday was a scene of utter chaos. There were heartrending cries of people who had lost their loved ones to a devastating fire at a consumer trade fair.

The fire left more than 50 dead, many injured and a lot of unanswered questions on the faces of victims.

Photograph: Str/AFP/Getty Images and Sondeep Shankar/Saab Press

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