Bhubaneswar, Feb. 16 -- At least eleven people were killed and four injured in a fire that broke out in a paint factory in outer Delhi's Alipur on Thursday evening, police said.

Among those four admitted to hospital, one is a police personnel, who got wounded during the rescue operation.

According to an ANI report, the deceased have been moved to Babu Jagjeevan Ram Hospital and the four injured persons have been moved to Raja Harish Chandra Hospital.

However, Fire Department said that the deceased persons are yet to be identified.

The Delhi Fire Services (DFS) official said a call about the incident was received at 5.25 pm and 22 fire-tenders were pressed into service.

Police said the fire was preceded by a blast, probably caused by ...