LUCKNOW (India): Six people, including four children, died in a forest fire in northern India during a scorching heat wave that has killed more than 1,300 people across the country, an official said yesterday.
The victims were collecting sap from trees when they were killed on Wednesday in the fire, which is raging in three districts in the Garhwal Himalayas, known for their pine forests and colourful rhododendrons, the government official said.
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