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Ghaziabad, Apr 11 (PTI) Thirty-eight cows were charred to death after a fire broke out at a dumpyard here and engulfed a cow shelter nearby, officials said.
The incident took place around 1.30 pm at the goshala in Kanawani village under the Indirapuram police station limits, they said.
According to Suraj Pandit, the operator of the Shri Krishna Goshala, there were around 150 cows at the facility at the time of the blaze, which was suspected to have been triggered by a fire in a dumpyard close to it.District Magistrate Rakesh Kumar Singh reached the incident site for an inspection and said a committee has been formed to probe the matter."According to the primary inspection, 15 to 20 cattle have died in the fire.
Further details are being looked into and an inquiry is underway," Singh told reporters.
Ghaziabad police chief Muniraj G also visited the site where fire tenders were rushed to control the blaze.
Later, Circle Officer (Indirapuram) Abhay Kumar Mishra put the number of cows killed in the incident to 38.