India, March 18 -- Six members of a family were killed when a fire broke out at their home in Madhya Pradesh's Indore, police said on Wednesday, and added the blaze appears to have originated from an electric car.

Indore police commissioner Santosh Singh said the fire spread quickly through the two-storey residence of Manoj Pugaliya, a polymer businessman, as 15 LPG cylinders and chemicals were found stored there. "At least four cylinders blasted in the fire. The family may have been asleep when the fire engulfed the house. They could not escape as the electric lock of the house was shut down after the fire, leaving the doors locked," said Singh. "Prima facie, it appears the fire originated from an electric car being charged outside the ...