India, March 6 -- Two people died in a fire that broke out in a multistorey commercial building hosting shops selling plastic toys in Delhi's Sadar Bazar area on Wednesday evening, police said on Thursday.

The deceased were identified as Durkheli Sharma, 60, and Rampravesh Ray, 46. Their bodies were shifted to the Subzi Mandi mortuary for postmortem examination.

According to police, the fire occurred around 4.30pm near Bara Tooti Chowk on Bahadurgarh Road during Holi festivities.

"The fire department was alerted, and multiple PCR calls regarding the incident were received," an officer, aware of the matter, said, adding that 24 fire tenders were pressed into service.

"Initial information suggested that seven to eight people were trappe...