New Delhi, March 28 -- In a tragic incident, a four-year-old child was killed on Saturday after a parked vehicle he was occupying burst into flames in the Indore district of Madhya Pradesh, authorities said.

This tragedy took place within the Simrol police precinct's borders, roughly 22 km away from the main district center, during the early morning.

The fire unexpectedly started in the car, totally consuming the automobile in moments, Simrol station house officer (SHO) Kuldip Khatri told PTI.

"The child, Chirag, was sitting inside the parked car. His father, Sanjay Badhiya, had left the engine on and was standing outside supervising work on his other vehicle fitted with a sound system," Khatri said.

Based on early findings, an electr...