Juice stall gutted hours after viral video shows child licking ice
LUCKNOW, March 8 -- A roadside sugarcane juice stall was gutted in a fire that broke out late Friday night in the Jankipuram area of Lucknow, hours after a video from the shop showing a child licking ice used at the stall went viral on social media. Police said they are investigating whether the blaze was linked to the viral clip.
"The incident occurred around 11 pm on Friday near Mulayam Tiraha, where locals reported hearing a loud sound before flames rapidly engulfed the stall. The fire soon spread to a neighbouring shop selling quilts and mattresses," said a fire department press note.
Residents alerted authorities, and fire tenders from the Bakshi Ka Talab fire station rushed to the spot. As the blaze intensified, another fire tender was pressed into service. "Firefighters managed to bring the fire under control after nearly two hours of efforts," added the fire department.
However, by the time the flames were doused, goods in both shops had been completely destroyed.
The incident drew a large crowd, with many linking the blaze to a 14-second video that circulated widely on WhatsApp groups and social media earlier on Friday.
In the clip, a child can be seen licking a block of ice placed on a sugarcane juice machine at the roadside stall.
However, police officials said there is no official confirmation yet that the viral video triggered the fire.htc...
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