Dharamshala, Jan. 12 -- Three people, including an eight-year-old boy, were killed after a major fire broke out in the old bus stand area of the Arki market in Himachal's Solan district early on Monday, police said.

Two injured are currently stable at Arki civil hospital, they added.

The blaze broke out around 2.45am in a four-storey building near UCO bank. According to police, the building, constructed of wood and mud, was being used for commercial as well as residential purposes. The ground and first floors were used as shops, while the third and fourth floors were occupied by migrant families from Bihar and Nepal.

Due to the intensity of fire, the entire structure collapsed and was completely gutted. The fire spread rapidly through ...