Fatalities in Indian leather factory blaze

04/11/2013
Six workers have died and 12 others injured in a fire that broke out in a leather bag factory in central Delhi on Saturday evening, according to local reports.

Around 40 workers were trapped inside the building, with fire services and local people helping with the rescue operation.

The fire, which was reportedly started by a short circuit, took two hours to control and police have launched an investigation.