5 charred to death in Himachal fire

DN Bureau

At least five people were killed after a major fire broke out in a residential building at Ner Chowk in Himachal Pradesh's Mandi district on Monday.

A site of the incident
A site of the incident


Mandi: At least five people were killed after a major fire broke out in a residential building at Ner Chowk in Himachal Pradesh's Mandi district on Monday.

Several others are also feared trapped inside the building. Three fire tenders are present at the spot to douse the flame.

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ADM Mandi, Rajiv Kumar said that the LPG cylinder blast could be the reason behind the fire.

"Five persons lost their lives in the fire that broke out at a residential building at Ner Chowk in Mandi. LPG Cylinder blast seems to be the reason behind the fire," Kumar said. (ANI)

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