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Monday, 10 April 2006, 18:38 GMT 19:38 UK

In pictures: India tent inferno

Smoke billows from the consumer electronics venue in Meerut

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More than 2,000 people were attending the electronics fair in the Indian city of Meerut when the fire broke out.

One of the tents which were reduced to burnt-out shells

One of the tents which were reduced to burnt-out shells

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Flames quickly consumed three huge tents which only had one exit each, making escape difficult.

People leave the site of the fire as thick smoke billows into the sky

People leave the site of the fire as thick smoke billows into the sky

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Hundreds of people came to the scene to search for relatives as the number of dead continued to rise.

Gutted remains of the show venue in Meerut

Gutted remains of the show venue in Meerut

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Police investigating the blaze suspect it may have been caused by an electrical short circuit.

Relatives of Praveen Jain wait for news at an intensive care unit

Relatives of Praveen Jain wait for news at an intensive care unit

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As rescuers ferried badly burned survivors to local hospitals, distraught relatives gathered for news of their loved ones.

Firefighters in the wrecked tent

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Inside the tent Indian firefighters began the painstaking process of searching for evidence pointing to how the fire started.

People look at the burnt wreckage of the tent

People look at the burnt wreckage of the tent

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As the wreckage cooled, onlookers arrived to wander through the twisted shell of the exhibition tents.

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