Giridih, April 21 -- A woman is feared to have died and four people have been rescued after a massive fire broke out at a clothing shop in Jharkhand's Giridih district, Jharkhand Cabinet Minister Sudivya Kumar told reporters on Monday,

He added that six people are feared to be trapped. Kumar further said that a girl child is "missing". Quoting eyewitnesses, he said that the "dead body of a woman was visible".

The fire broke out in the Marwari Mohalla of the Pachamba area, Giridih. Fire tenders were deployed and started operations to douse the blaze.

"I have taken cognisance of this issue... We will strengthen the fire brigade facing a shortage of firefighting equipment... A total of 6 people were trapped, out of which four have been re...