7 killed in a massive fire that broke out in a residential building

Indore: 7 people including 2 women charred to death in a massive fire that broke out in a two-storey building in Indore, Madhya Pradesh. The fire broke out in the early hours of this morning. Rescue team has rescued 9 people from the residential building.

Preliminary investigation suggests that the fire was caused due to  a short circuit in main electric supply system in the basement of the building.  The fire then spread to two-wheelers and vehicles parked there, rapidly burning down the whole building.

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Police has detained the  owner of the building,  Ansar Patel. A case has been registered against him for causing death by negligence. As per reports,  no fire safety equipment was installed in the building which had one flat on each floor.