7 charred to death after fire breaks out in Indore residential building
Seven persons were charred to death after a massive fire broke out in a double storey building in Indore's Swarna Bagh Colony in the early hours of Saturday, police said.
Indore: Seven persons were charred to death after a massive fire broke out in a double storey building in Indore's Swarna Bagh Colony in the early hours of Saturday, police said.
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According to preliminary information the blaze is suspected to be have triggered by a electric short circuit inside a house, Indore Police Commissioner Harinarayan Chari Mishra who was present at the site told ANI.
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The Police Commissioner said, "Seven people have died and nine people have so fare been rescued by officials present at the spot."
A fire department official said: "The fire might have started due a short circuit. It took us three hours to bring the fire under control."
Further investigation is underway. (ANI)