The fire started at the basement and first floor of the building. (Photo: ANI)

A pet dog in Uttar Pradesh died a hero after saving at least 30 people from a devastating fire on Friday night.

The fire started at the basement and first floor of an electronics and furniture showroom situated in a residential area in Banda. The families used to live at the third and fourth floors of the building.

The pet dog, who used to stay with a family in the same building, alerted everyone by loudly barking in the fire's direction. His barking woke up the people in the building and all of them managed to escape safely.



The dog saved everyone and remained faithful till the end but he could not be saved himself. He later lost his life after the fire set off a cylinder blast as he was tied up.

An eyewitness said, "The dog kept barking at the fire which alerted everyone and allowed them to escape safely. The dog later died when a cylinder blasted."

Fire official Vinay Kumar said that the fire broke out due to a short circuit in the basement of the building.

The fire set off multiple cylinder blasts causing four nearby buildings to collapse. An operation to clean the debris is underway.

The fire department is likely to register an FIR against the owner of the building for allegedly running an illegal furniture factory without following proper norms.

(With inputs from ANI)