Pune,30/8: Four members of a family, including two minors, were killed after a fire broke out at an electric hardware shop in Pimpri Chinchwad town of Maharashtra’s Pune district on Wednesday morning, fire officials said.
The incident took place at 5.25 am in the shop located in Pooja Heights building at Purna Nagar in Chikhli area of Pimpri Chinchwad.
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