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Maharashtra: Four of a family charred to death in a blaze at hardware shop in Pune

Updated on: 30 August,2023 10:08 AM IST  |  Pune
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The fire began at the shop in Pune district around 5 am because of a short circuit.

Maharashtra: Four of a family charred to death in a blaze at hardware shop in Pune

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Four persons of a family, including two minors, died after a fire broke out at an electric hardware shop in Pune district's Pimpri Chinchwad town on Wednesday morning, said officials from Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation's Fire Department. The deceased were identified as Chimnaram Chowdhary (48), Namrata Chimnaram Chowdhary (40), Bhavesh Chowdhary (15) and Sachin Choudhary (13), the officials said.


According to the agency reports, the incident took place at 5.25 am in a shop on the ground floor of the residiential building--Pooja Heights--at Purna Nagar in Chikhli area of the town. 




An official from the fire department was quoted in PTI report saying the family of four was sleeping in the shop at the time of the blaze. 

"So far, bodies of four people, who were sleeping on the mezzanine of the hardware shop located on the building's ground floor, have been recovered, the fire official said. 

The blaze has been extinguished and the cooling process is underway, he added. 

Officials suspect a short-circuit may have caused the fire. However, a probe is underway. 

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