Four people burnt alive as electric shop catches fire at Maharashtra's Pimpri-Chinchwad

Fire broke out in an electric equipment hardware shop in which four people were charred to death in Pimpri Chinchwad, Maharashtra.

Pune (Maharashtra): At least four people were charred to death in a massive fire that broke out at Purnanagar in Pimpri Chinchwad in Maharashtra early on Wednesday. Preliminary investigation suggests that the fire first erupted in an electric goods shop in the area. Soon, the fire spread to the shops nearby. On receiving the information, fire tenders rushed to the spot to douse the blaze.

According to official sources, the cause of fire and the extent of damage is yet to be ascertained. The bodies of the deceased have been recovered from the spot. So far, bodies of four people, who were sleeping on the mezzanine of the hardware shop located on the building's ground floor, have been recovered, a fire official from the Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation said.

The blaze has been extinguished and cooling process is on, he said. Officials said a short-circuit may have caused the fire. However, an investigation is on, they added The deceased have been identified as Chimnaram Chowdhary (48), Namrata Chimnaram Chowdhary (40), Bhavesh Chowdhary (15) and Sachin Choudhary (13), the officials said. (With Agency Inputs)