Fire inside car showroom kills 2 in India's Maharashtra

Source: Xinhua| 2017-04-23 19:49:27|Editor: ying
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NEW DELHI, April 23 (Xinhua) -- Two people were charred to death Sunday in a fire that broke out inside a car showroom in India's western state of Maharashtra, officials said.

The fire broke out at Kharghar in Navi Mumbai.

"Two people were burnt to death after a devastating fire broke out at a Maruti Suzuki showroom in Navi Mumbai today," a police official told Xinhua. "The charred bodies were recovered by firefighters."

Officials suspect the victims were employees -- apparently a mechanic and a security guard of the car showroom.

A short circuit was suspected to be behind the fire, according to the police.

Authorities rushed half a dozen fire tenders to the spot to douse flames and prevent fire from spreading.

On Wednesday, six people were killed and several others suffered burn injuries in a similar fire inside an electronics factory in New Delhi.

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