5 killed in building fire, 6 killed in structure collapse in India

At least five people, including four of a family, were killed Saturday in a devastating fire inside a four-story residential-cum-factory building in the southern Indian city of Bengaluru, the police said, reported Xinhua.

According to the police, the fire started during the early hours on the first floor, which housed a plastic manufacturing unit and storage, and quickly spread throughout the premises and engulfed the third and fourth floors, where families lived.

"So far, five deaths have been confirmed. The deceased were identified as a couple and their two minor sons. The fifth person has been identified as a 36-year-old man, living in the same building," a police official said.

Officials said around 14 people managed to escape the fire by jumping to the adjacent building.

The police suspect a short circuit on the first floor has triggered the fire.

Meanwhile, at least six people were killed and five others injured after a portion of rooms at a Muslim shrine in the Indian capital city Delhi collapsed amid heavy rains, police said Saturday, reported Xinhua.

The structure's ceiling and one side of the wall collapsed on Friday evening when over a dozen people sought shelter at the shrine amid downpour.

Immediately, police, fire and emergency personnel, health officials and disaster response force teams rushed to the spot to carry out rescue operations and pull out survivors.

Reports said the structure was in a dilapidated condition.