India, March 6 -- Two charred bodies were recovered, while six others were rescued from a multi-storey building after a fire broke out in north Delhi's Sadar Bazar area.

A call was received at 4.38 pm on Wednesday, regarding a blaze in a toy godown operating from a temporary tin shed on the top floor of the building located on Bahadurgarh Road near Bara Tooti Chowk, a Delhi Fire Services (DFS) officer said. The bodies were identified as Durkheli Sharma alias Shakar (60) and Rampravesh Ray (46), natives of Bihar. They were workers in the building which also houses several shops selling bangles, toys and purses.

Six other workers residing on the top floor of the building were rescued, the officer said. Police said that locals started ston...