Fire at training centre in India's Lucknow killed at least 14: Media reports

At least 14 people, mostly students, were killed in a fire at an animation ​training centre in Lucknow city in northern India ‌on Monday, reported Indian media.

The fire broke out in ​the Aliganj area of Lucknow, the capital ⁠of India's most populous state of Uttar Pradesh, ​NDTV reported, reports Reuters.

Television visuals showed a group of men rushing ​towards a falling person. The person jumped from the first floor of the building which was engulfed in flames, they ​reported.

Television visuals also showed a group of men ​in uniform carrying bodies as a crowd gathered nearby.

"This is ‌a ⁠major incident, it's very saddening," the state's Deputy Chief Minister Brajesh Pathak told reporters.

The centre taught students to create animation, Pathak said.

"Anguished by the loss ​of lives in ​a fire ⁠mishap in Lucknow ... My condolences to the bereaved families," Prime Minister Narendra Modi's ​office said in a post on ​X.

The ⁠incident comes weeks after a fire at a hotel in Delhi killed more than 20 people, including over 10 ⁠foreign ​nationals, raising concerns over fire ​safety norms in the national capital.