In Uttar Pradesh, five members of a family have died after an old house collapsed in a Railway colony in Lucknow. According to reports, three of the deceased were minors.

According to DCP East Hridesh Kumar, the roof of a house collapsed in the old Railway colony of the Anand Nagar area. Five members of a family were rescued from the debris and taken to the hospital where doctors declared them dead, Kumar said.

A 40-year-old Satish Chandra and 35-year-old Sarojini Devi were among five, who were killed in this unfortunate incident and three were children.

Five people died after the roof of a house collapsed in the old Railway colony of Anand Nagar area. SDRF and Police have reached the spot to carry out rescue operations, said an official.

According to Joint CP Law and Order Upendra Kumar Agrawal, police received the information about the incident that the roof of a house had collapsed. Police, NDRF, and SDRF teams were immediately rushed to the spot. Railway officers told police that this was an abandoned railway colony, and notices were also given to vacate the house, the police officer added. The status of the houses, connected to the damaged house will be updated by the railway. Police got the information on the death of the five people of the family, the joint CP Law and Order Agrawal said.

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