Four burnt to death in Delhi factory fire

New Delhi : Four people were killed and one person was injured Tuesday in a fire at a shoe factory here, said a fire service official.

The blaze broke out in west Delhi’s Mangolpuri area around 3.30 a.m. Four fire tenders took around an hour to douse the fire, said the official.

“Short circuit might be the reason behind the incident,” he said.

Those killed were identified as Raju, 24, Kuldeep, 22, Chandrashekhar, 20, and Saleem, 15. Malkesh was injured.

A case of negligence was registered against factory owner Vicky, an official said.