MP: Two labourers dead as fire breaks out at factory in Dewas

Sonu Chowdhary 25 and Pappu Parmar 30 were declared dead at the hospital, said inspector Ajay Channa of Industrial Area police station.Mahesh Verma and Bahadur Chowdhary, both in their 20s, were undergoing treatment, he said.Several fire tenders have been pressed into service to douse the blaze which has been mostly put out, officials said.The victims, who hailed from Ujjain district, had slept in the factory after a night shift when the fire broke out.Police got information about it around 8 am.

Two labourers died of asphyxia and two others sustained burn injuries after a fire broke out at a factory in Dewas district of Madhya Pradesh on Friday, police said.

A total of four persons were rushed to hospital after they were rescued from Aaradhya Disposal Factory located on Indore Road in the morning. Sonu Chowdhary (25) and Pappu Parmar (30) were declared dead at the hospital, said inspector Ajay Channa of Industrial Area police station.

Mahesh Verma and Bahadur Chowdhary, both in their 20s, were undergoing treatment, he said.

Several fire tenders have been pressed into service to douse the blaze which has been mostly put out, officials said.

The victims, who hailed from Ujjain district, had slept in the factory after a night shift when the fire broke out.

Police got information about it around 8 am. As per some reports the fire started with a short circuit but it was yet to be ascertained, said inspector Channa.