At least four people were killed on Thursday in a major firethat engulfed a well-known saree shop here, police said.
According to an official of Pune Police (Rural), the firewas reported at around 5 a.m., when the workers were asleep in a room above theshop located in the Devachi Urli area on the outskirts of the city.
The blaze quickly spread from the shop to the room above andthe workers were suffocated to death.
The police said they are trying to verify whether there weremore workers sleeping there amid fears the toll could go up.
At least five fire tenders were deployed to battle theblaze, the cause of which remains unknown.