At least nine persons were charred to death and three suffered severe burns after a major fire broke out at a clothes' godown in the Ganeshnagar locality near Pirana dumping yard in the city on Wednesday. An officer of Ahmedabad Fire and Emergency Services (AFES) said that the fire broke out in a godown in an industrial unit near Torrent power station in Ganeshnagar. The fire was so intense that the victims could not even escape from the godown. Around 10 persons were working in the unit when the incident took place, most probably due to electricity short circuit or by spark of a bidi or cigarette, said an AFES officer.

At least nine persons were charred to death and three suffered severe burns after a major fire broke out at a clothes' godown in the Ganeshnagar locality near Pirana dumping yard in the city on Wednesday. An officer of Ahmedabad Fire and Emergency Services (AFES) said that the fire broke out in a godown in an industrial unit near Torrent power station in Ganeshnagar. The fire was so intense that the victims could not even escape from the godown. Around 10 persons were working in the unit when the incident took place, most probably due to electricity short circuit or by spark of a bidi or cigarette, said an AFES officer.