Madhya Pradesh: 6 members of family killed in fire at plastic goods shop in Katni
- In the early hours of Monday, six members of the Karande family died after a massive fire broke out at their residence-cum-grocery store in Yedshi, Maharashtra, while they slept on the first floor.
- Police suspect a traditional Diwali lamp lit in the premises ignited the blaze, which intensified rapidly due to plastic items and oil cans stored in the ground-floor grocery shop.
- Dharashiv Superintendent of Police Ritu Khokar identified the victims, including two children and two elderly persons, while one young man from the Karande family survived the tragedy.
- Villagers alleged the fire brigade arrived late from Umargaon, though emergency teams from Tuljapur and Kalamb brought the blaze under control by 5 am on Monday.
- Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde arrived to supervise emergency operations, as authorities transferred all six bodies to Dharashiv Government Hospital for further procedures.
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