100 dead in fair fire
2006-04-10 16:08
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New Delhi - At least 100 people died on Monday as a fire swept through large tents at a trade fair in Meerut, 80km north of New Delhi, police say.
About 40 people were injured in the fire, Meerut police chief Raj Kumar Vishwakarma told the Indian channel Star news television.
He said Indian paramilitary troops were backing firefighters and police in tackling the massive fire.
- AFP