Six individuals had been charred to dying after a fireplace broke out at a firecracker godown-cum-shop in Attibele in Anekal taluk right here on Saturday, police stated.

Four individuals, together with the store proprietor, sustained burn accidents and got therapy. However, one among them who obtained severe burn accidents has been referred to a different hospital, they stated.

The incident occurred round 4.30 pm, police stated, including fire-fighters are on the spot.

”Some workers had been working contained in the store when the fireplace broke out. We have recovered six charred our bodies from the spot. Search operations are nonetheless underway to establish if anymore workers are nonetheless trapped contained in the gutted store,” stated Superintendent of Police (Bengaluru Rural) Mallikarjun Baladandi. ”Five fireplace engines have been pressed into operations and the fireplace is beneath management now,” he added.

Firecrackers price a number of lakhs had been saved within the godown for the upcoming Deepavali pageant. It caught fireplace and began exploding, police stated.

The actual reason behind the fireplace is but to be ascertained, they stated.

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