India, Oct. 31 -- Four people were killed and two others injured after a massive fire broke out at a shoe factory in Mangolpuri Industrial Area Phase-I in northwest Delhi on Friday night.

The fire was reported at around 9.30 pm. The Delhi Fire Service dispatched 20 fire tenders to the spot after receiving an emergency call at approximately 9.32 pm.

Six people were rescued from inside the factory in an unconscious condition and rushed to Sanjay Gandhi Memorial Hospital in Mangolpuri. Four were declared dead at the hospital, while the other two are undergoing treatment, police said.

According to fire officials, the blaze originated in the basement of the footwear manufacturing unit. Heavy smoke spread through the building, trapping worke...