India, May 26 -- Two men were charred to death and four others suffered burn injuries in a fire at a suspected illegal e-rickshaw charging centre set up inside a tin-roofed godown in Shahdara's Ram Nagar early Sunday morning, police said, adding that the owner of the godown was arrested and booked for causing death by negligence.

A senior police officer said the fire engulfed a roughly 300-square-yard structure near Ram Mandir on Moti Ram Road. The officer said the godown was used for storing sugarcane juice machines and doubled up as a charging and parking spot for e-rickshaws.

"It appears to be an illegally running charging station but we are investigating," the officer said, adding that 10 e-rickshaws stored in the godown were also g...