Indore, March 18 -- At least seven people have died after a massive fire broke out in a three-storey residential building in Madhya Pradesh's Indore due to gas cylinder explosions, an official said.

Commissioner of Police (Indore) Santosh Kumar Singh informed that the fire incident occurred in a house situated in the Brijeshwari Annexe residential locality on early Wednesday morning at around 4 am. Upon receiving the information about the incident, the firefighters rushed to the spot and began the rescue operation.

"As soon as we received information about the incident, we informed our fire tender team to rush to the spot. Initially, it was a horrifying situation, but the team managed to bring the fire under control. Three people were r...