ROHTAK, Oct. 16 -- Two workers were burnt alive and four others injured after a fire broke out on early Thursday morning at a mattress-manufacturing factory in Sonepat's Kundli area.

According to the information, the blaze started around 4 am at the Legend Polyfoam factory in Barota village. It took six hours to control, and National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) teams later recovered two skeletons from the site.

The police said that the fire brigade was alerted at 4.23 am and eight fire tenders from Kundli reached the spot within 23 minutes. By then, the flames had already turned fierce. Fire officer Rameshwar said the fire was brought under control by 10 am. Preliminary reports point to a short circuit as the possible cause, though t...