Deputy director of the UP Fire Department, Ajay Kumar told ANI, "Efforts are still being made to extinguish the fire, for which hydraulic fire tenders are being taken from Lucknow along with army vehicles and tenders have also been sought from the surrounding districts of the city".
Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Brajesh Pathak assured all possible help to the businessmen from the government after a fire broke out in the early hours of Friday at AR Tower near Hamraj Market in Bansmandi, Kanpur.