Barnala, Aug. 6 -- At least 15 people were injured, six of them seriously, in a fire that broke out at a temple in Dhanaula on Tuesday evening, police said. The blaze was triggered by a diesel-fueled furnace during preparation of community meal (langar), said deputy superintendent of police (DSP) Satvir Singh.

The incident occurred around 7 pm at Hanuman Mandir in Barnewala village when a cook accidentally spilled diesel into a vat of hot cooking oil while refueling the furnace, the DSP said. The resulting fire spread rapidly, causing chaos among volunteers preparing the meal.

"Six individuals sustained 70% to 80% burns and were rushed to Guru Gobind Singh Medical College and Hospital in Faridkot," said DSP Singh. Other injured are rece...