7 People dead, 9 injured in major fire at Indore building

TIL Desk/National/Indore/ Seven persons were killed and nine others suffered injuries in a major fire that broke out in a three-storey residential building in Vijay Nagar locality of Indore early on Saturday, police said. As per the preliminary information, the deceased included a woman, a senior police official said.

 Indore Police Commissioner Hari Narayan Chari Mishra said there were several flats in the building that were rented out to people. “Seven persons have died so far in the incident that occurred in the building situated in a congested area of Vijay Nagar locality. As per the preliminary information, the deceased include a woman,” he said.

Deputy Commissioner of Police Sampat Upadhyay said, “After the fire broke out, the area around the building’s main door located on the ground floor and the staircase got enveloped in flames and black smoke, while the door that led to the terrace from the third floor turned extremely hot, due to which most of the people got trapped inside the building. Some persons rushed to the balcony of their flats to save themselves.”