Agra, June 12 -- At least two people were killed and four others received burn injuries after a fire erupted in a dense market area in the heart of Agra city on Thursday afternoon. Four people are under treatment at SN Medical College & Hospital.

The fire gripped the first and second floor of a building in Kinari Bazar. The building had shops on the ground floor.

"Information was received about a fire in Kinari Bazar near Choubeji Ka Fatak on Thursday afternoon. Fire tenders were pressed into service and the fire was controlled," said Sonam Kumar, the deputy commissioner of police (City), Agra.

"Six people were rescued from the first and second floors and were rushed to the emergency ward of SN Medical College. Two of them succumbed to...