13 dead in Indian garment factory fire: police

Thirteen people were killed and several others injured in a fire at a garment factory near New Delhi early Friday morning, police said.

"The fire broke out at a factory in a residential area of Sahibabad around 4:30 am in the morning. 13 people, who were sleeping there have died and another 2 or 3 people are getting treated at the hospital," Bhagwat Singh, local police spokesman told AFP.

Source: AFP