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Meerut Fire Horror: 5 Kids + Woman Perish in Family Blaze
Meerut, February 24, 2026
A massive fire tore through Iqbal Ahmad’s home in Kidwai Nagar (Lisadi Gate), trapping family upstairs above garment warehouse. 6 dead—5 children, 1 woman; 1 woman fights for life in hospital.
Monday evening: Iqbal & brother at mosque prayers. Ground-floor cloth stock ignited (short circuit suspected), flames engulfed 2-story house. Narrow lanes delayed 7 fire tenders; blaze raged 2 hours.
Rukhsar (25/30), wife of Asim/Farooq.
Children: Mahbish/Mahvish (12), Hammad (4), Akdas (3/4), Nabia/Inayat (4-6 months).
Survivor: Ameer Bano (critical). Family ran tailoring business.
SSP Avinash Pandey: Rescue op saved 7; 6 succumbed to burns at civil hospital/Meerut Medical College. Narrow alleys hampered firefighting; electrical fault likely cause under investigation.
