Ghaziabad (UP): Eight people, including six women, were killed Sunday when a fire ripped through a candle-manufacturing factory in Ghaziabad where they worked, officials said.
One of the dead worker was a 16-year-old boy. At least three other workers were injured in the blaze at the Modi Nagar unit which stocked highly inflammable material. They have been hospitalised.
The police said more than a dozen workers were inside the factory in Ghaziabad in National Capital Region when an explosion brought down the roof and gutted the building.
The police did not rule out the possibility of some people still being trapped under the debris.
The death toll now stands at eight, a senior police officer said. Officials said the exact counts of the injured and the dead would be known after the removal of debris.
Two fire tenders and policemen rushed to Bakhrwa village in Modi Nagar when the fire was reported around 4 pm. Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has expressed condolences on the deaths and sought a report from the police. (PTI)
