Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, April 3: Seven persons died of suffocation after a fire broke out in a tailoring shop in Maharashtra's Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar city early Wednesday morning, a senior police official said. The incident took place at around 4 am in the shop located at Dana Bazar in Cantonment area.

The tailoring shop and other commercial establishments were located on the ground floor of a building while people were residing on the upper floor, the official said. Maharashtra Fire Video: Blaze Erupts in Godown in Pune's Triveninagar Area, Multiple Fire Tender on Scene.

"The shop suddenly caught fire at around 4 am. The police came to know about the incident at 4.15 am. Following the fire, smoke entered the first floor where a family was residing above the shop.Seven casualties have occurred due to suffocation," Police Commissioner Manoj Lohiya told reporters. Maharashtra Fire: Blaze Erupts in Firecracker Warehouse in Kolhapur, Fire Tenders Reach Spot (Watch Video).

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The deceased included three women, two men and two children, he said. The exact cause of the fire would be known after an inquiry, he added.