Six people killed in Panipat textile mill fire

PANIPAT: Six people were killed and several others were feared trapped after a major fire broke out in a textile mill here early on Sunday.

Superintendent of Police M S Sheoran said six bodies have been recovered from the mill here, which was still in flames.

Several people were still feared trapped inside the mill.

The cause of the fire could not be known immediately.

Fire tenders from Panipat and nearby areas had been pressed into service to bring the fire under control.