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Fire breaks out at private school in Faridabad; three people, including two children, killed

Three people, including two children, died after a fire broke out at a private school and a cloth godown located under it in Dabua Colony of Faridabad.

|Jun 08, 2019, 16:54:26 IST

Faridabad: Three people, including two children, died after a fire broke out at a private school and a cloth godown located under it in Dabua Colony of Faridabad on Saturday. The incident took place at the institute called AND Convent School.[caption id="attachment_6778361" align="alignleft" width="380"]

Representational image. PTI[/caption]Cause of the fire is yet to be ascertained."Fire tenders are present here. The situation is now under control. We will ascertain the cause of the fire," a police official present at the spot said.This comes weeks after a blaze ripped through a coaching centre located in Gujarat's Surat and killed 20 people, mostly students, and injured many others.

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