Two persons were killed and two children sustained serious burn injuries after a fire broke out at a showroom which triggered a house collapse in Tigaon area in the district, police said today.
The fire broke out in a footwear showroom in Prajapati colony late last night, they said.
Since Rajpal's house was under repair and adjacent to the showroom, the old building collapsed due to the fire last night claiming lives of the owner's 85-year-old father Chatar Singh and 50-year-old sister Rajo.
Rajpal's two children also sustained serious burn injuries in the fire which broke out at 2 am last night.
Vishnu Dayal, ACP (Tigaon) and SHO Anil Kumar rushed to the spot along with four fire brigade vehicles. After four hours, the fire was doused and two dead bodies were recovered from the rubble.
Local Congress MLA, Lalit Nagar, visited the spot today morning and condoled the incident. He has demanded a compensation of Rs 10 lakh for dependents of the deceased along with a loss recovery amount of Rs 20 lakh from the district administration and the government.
