Six migrant workers died of suffocation in a fire that broke out in a Pune bakery early morning on Friday, reports said.

Maharashtra: Six die after fire broke out at a bakery shop in Pune early this morning pic.twitter.com/cPwSzyj15s — ANI (@ANI_news) December 30, 2016

The incident took place in a Bakes and Cakes outlet near Talab company in Kondhwa Khurd locality of the city. Though the reason for the fire is not known, a police contorl official told IANS that the fire is believed to be caused by a short-circuit.

The victims, all hailing from Uttar Pradesh, were caught unawares as the blaze quickly engulfed the mezzanine floor on which they slept inside the bakery. Rescue officials said the owner had locked the bakery shutter from outside, trapping the workers inside and seriously hampering the relief operation.

"We received a call at around 4.45 am on Friday and immediately fire tenders were rushed to the spot. As we reached the spot, we saw smoke emanating from the shutter of the shop, which was locked from outside," a fire brigade official told PTI.

While efforts were on to break the shutter, the bakery shop owner came to the spot and opened it.

"As soon as the shutter was opened, we saw a huge fire inside and got information that there are bakery workers who were trapped at a loft inside the shop," the fire officer said.

The fire brigade personnel wore breathing apparatus sets and climbed a staircase inside to reach the victims. "There were six workers, who were found in an unconscious state. They were rushed to the Sassoon General hospital, where they were declared dead," said the officer.

The deceased have been identified as: Ishad Ansari (26), Juned Ansari (25), Shanu Ansari (20), Zakir Ansari (24), Faeem Ansari (21) and Zishan Ansari (21).

"Since the main shutter was locked from outside, all the six got trapped inside and died of suffocation," the fire official informed.

Pune mayor Prashant Jagtap also told Hindustan Times, "

The bakery is owned by three partners. "We have registered a case and investigation is on," an officer at Kondhwa police station said.

A video shared by YouTube shows the fire spreading to nearby shops. Firstpost, however, couldn't independently verify the authenticity of the video.

With inputs from agencies</s>Pune, Dec 30: Six migrant labourers were asphyxiated to death when while sleeping in a locked bakery where a fire broke out in the early hours on Friday, an official said here.

The fire, believed to be caused by a short-circuit, was noticed around 5.45 a.m. inside the Bakes and Cakes Bakery in Kondva suburb of the city, said a Pune police control official.

Maharashtra: Six die after fire broke out at a bakery shop in Pune early this morning pic.twitter.com/cPwSzyj15s — ANI (@ANI_news) December 30, 2016

The six workers, said to be north-Indian migrants, were caught unawares as the blaze quickly engulfed the mezzanine floor on which they slept inside the bakery.

Rescue officials said the owner had locked the bakery shutter from outside, trapping the workers inside and seriously hampering the relief operation.</s>Pune, Dec 30 (IANS) Six migrant labourers were asphyxiated to death when while sleeping in a locked bakery where a fire broke out early hours on Friday, an official said here.

The fire, believed to be caused by a short-circuit, was noticed around 5.45 a.m. inside the Bakes and Cakes Bakery in Kondva suburb of the city, said a Pune police control official.

The six workers, said to be north-Indian migrants, were caught unawares as the blaze quickly engulfed the mezzanine floor on which they slept inside the bakery.

Rescue officials said the owner had locked the bakery shutter from outside, trapping the workers inside and seriously hampering the relief operation.</s>The workers sleeping inside the bakery were trapped as the door was bolted from outside, and died of suffocation.

Pune: At least six people were killed in a fire at a bakery in Pune on Friday.

The fire broke out early in the morning at the ground floor of "Bakes and Cakes" shop. A short-circuit is believed to be the cause.

According to reports, the workers sleeping inside the bakery were trapped as the door was bolted from outside, and died of suffocation.

The police are investigating why the workers were locked inside.</s>Pune fire mishap: Six people were killed after a major fire broke out at a bakery shop in Pune’s Kondhwa area. The incident took place early this morning. The cause of the fire is yet to be ascertained.</s>Mumbai: At least 6 people died after a fire broke out early Friday morning in a bakery shop in Pune, Maharashtra.</s>Six people suffocated to death when fire broke out in a Pune bakery, whose only exit was locked from outside, early Friday morning.

According to fire brigade officials, the workers were sleeping on mezzanine floor of the “bakes N cakes”, a bakery shop located in Kondhwa area of the city. Police have detained three persons, who had recently started bakery in partnership at the ground floor of nine storey building.

Fire brigade officials suspect that the fire broke out in the wee hours at around 4:30 am due to a short circuit inside the bakery.

“Immediately after we received a call in control room at around 4:45 am, three fire tenders were dispatched to the spot. There was huge smoke emanating from the shutter of the shop, which was locked from the outside,” said fire brigade officials.

When the fire brigade officials were trying to break the lock, the owner of the bakery reached the spot and opened the shutter. After the owner informed the officials that there were workers sleeping in the mezzanine floor, the fire brigade team climbed up the loft to recover the bodies.

“Although the shutter was opened soon after we reached, it was too late as the bodies were charred,” said an official. The workers were taken to Sassoon Hospital where the doctors declared them dead.

According to Pune mayor Prashant Jagtap, while returning home on Thursday night, the bakery owner had locked the shop from outside due to which all the workers got trapped inside when the fire broke out.

“The bakery owner had locked his shop from outside as a result of which the employees of the bakery could not rush out when fire broke out,” said Jagtap. With no place for ventilation, all the six employees sleeping inside the bakery died within minutes due to suffocation, he added.

The police have identified the deceased as Ishad Ansari (26), Juned Ansari (25), Shanu Ansari (20), Zakir Ansari (24), Faeem Ansari (21) and Zishan Ansari (21). All the workers were natives of Uttar Pradesh. While a case has been registered at Kondhwa police station, the civic body has ordered inquiry into the incident to find out the exact cause of the fire.

In another incident a few hours later, a fire broke out at a carpet godown in Pune’s Bibwewadi area. However, no casualties were reported in the incident though the cause of the fire was not known.</s>A major fire broke out inside a bakery in Pune, killing six workers in the wee hours of Friday. The fire engulfed Bakes N Cakes, located on Kondhwa Road, within minutes following a short circuit inside the shop, said fire brigade officials.

According to Pune mayor Prashant Jagtap, the bakery owner had locked his shop from outside owing to which the employees could not escape from the bakery when the fire broke out.

“The owner was operating the bakery from a small premises. While returning home on Thursday night, he locked it from outside while the workers were sleeping inside,” said Jagtap.

All the six workers, who were charred to death, hailed from Uttar Pradesh, said fire brigade officials.

Fire breaks out in closed company in Navi Mumbai</s>At least six people died after a fire broke out at a bakery in Pune early morning on Friday.

The fire broke out at Bakes and Cakes shop located near Talab Company at Kondhwa Khurd locality in the city.

The fire has been brought under control.

The cause of the incident is yet to be ascertained.</s>Six workers were killed when a fire swept through a bakery in the western Indian city of Pune overnight, police said Friday, adding that the victims had been locked in. “The main shutter (of the bakery) was locked from outside, all six got trapped inside and died of suffocation,” a fire official told the Press Trust of India.

 The six were rushed to hospital where they were declared dead, local media reported. “The incident occurred due to a short circuit in the bakery premises and investigations are ongoing,” police inspector Chaggan Kapshe told AFP.—APP
Six people die in a fire in a bakery in the Indian city of Pune.