Chandigarh, March 7 Four women workers were killed and at least 11 others were injured after a fire broke out at a 'gulal' (powdered colour) manufacturing unit in Jind district, Haryana, on Saturday, police said.
The fire allegedly erupted at the entrance of the factory – located in a residential area of Bhaat Colony in Safidon – and subsequently, smoke spread inside the factory, they said.
Several workers even jumped from the roof of the factory to save themselves, police said.
Police and fire department personnel arrived at the scene, and with the help of local residents, they broke down a boundary wall to rescue the workers from the burning factory, they added.
Several fire brigades were deployed to extinguish the fire, while ambulances were rushed to the site to transport the victims to hospitals, police said.
However, the cause of the fire is yet to be determined.
Jind Superintendent of Police Kuldeep Singh said that four women workers died in the blaze. Three of them were in their 50s, while the fourth victim was 36 years old.
"Around 10-11 people have been injured in the incident and are receiving treatment at a hospital," the officer said, adding that further investigation is underway.