Eight persons killed in a fire at cracker shop in Vadodara

Eight persons were killed Friday in a fire broke out at a cracker shop in Rustampura village of Vaghodia tehsil of Vadodara district in Gujarat.

According to Police, the fire started at the cracker shop outside a two-story building Friday evening and spread to its ground floor which had a shop. However, a



gas cylinder exploded due to the fire, causing a wall of a room on the first floor to collapse.The victims were trapped under the debris, the police said.

Vadodara (rural) Superintendent of Police said that police and fire brigade personnel rushed to the spot and brought the fire under control.