Rudrapur, June 6 -- Two workers were burnt alive after a fire broke out at a delivery store of an e-commerce company in Uttarakhand's Haldwani late Friday night, police said.

According to police officers, the incident occurred at a delivery warehouse in Jeetpur Negi village on Rampur Road. The store was completely gutted before firefighters could bring the blaze under control, officers said.

"Police and fire brigade teams went to the spot after receiving information. Two employees died in the fire. The exact cause of the blaze is yet to be ascertained and an investigation is underway," Haldwani superintendent of police (city) Manoj Katyal said.

Officers said employees of a nearby delivery outlet alerted the fire department after notici...