At least three people were killed and two sustained injuries after a massive fire broke out at a shop on in Uttar Pradesh's Meerut district, an official said.
The incident took place in Meerut's Mawana area on Monday morning. Three fire tenders were pressed into service to douse the flames.
SDM Amit Gupta said the dead included the shop owner's son. The other two were labourers. Two people were injured in the incident, which seems to be caused by short circuit, he said.
According to police, an adjacent shop was also damaged in the incident.
