Solan, Jan. 12 -- At least one child has died and nine other people, all Nepali-origin migrant labourers, are feared trapped after a major fire broke out in the old bus stand area of Arki in Solan district in the early hours of Monday.

According to local authorities, the fire erupted around 2-2:30 am and quickly engulfed several shops and adjoining buildings, triggering a large-scale rescue operation involving fire services, SDRF, Home Guards and local administration.

Vipin Kumar, Arki's Tehsildar and local revenue officer, old ANI, "We received information about the incident around 2:30-3 am. Nearly 10-15 shops were gutted in the fire. We immediately deployed SDRF, Home Guards and fire services during the night itself. One child was re...