India, April 7 -- Two people were killed while one person got injured, on Sunday night after a massive fire broke out in chemical factory in Rishikesh, police said. The fire broke out at a chemical factory in the Bahadrabad Industrial Estate.

The fire engulfed the Ganpati Chemical Factory around 9pm, located in Ibrahimpur, Bahadrabad, said Pramendra Dobhal, senior superintendent of police (SSP), Haridwar.

According to eyewitnesses, the flames were initially spotted in one section of the factory and quickly escalated into a major blaze.

Officials from the fire department said that over six fire tenders were dispatched from nearby locations to contain the fire.

The deceased were identified and one of them was the factory owner.

The inj...