Four people, including two women, were killed and one injured in a fire incident at a laundry factory in Beedanpura area in Karol Bagh of national Capital on Monday after a solvent used for laundering clothes spilled out on the floor accidentally and caught fire, said police.

People died after one of them, a heavily built man, got stuck at the exit door while escaping the building and blocked the route for others, said officials, adding that the Delhi Police has registered a case and has arrested as Ajay Khurana (45) — owner of the illegal unit.

The deceased people have been identified as Bagan Prasahad (55), RM Naresh (40), Aarti (20) and Asha (40). A 25-year-old man, named Ajeet, was injured and is still undergoing treatment in the hospital. “We received a call around 12:23 pm regarding the fire incident in a house

at street number-3 in Beadonpura area near Karol Bagh following which fire tenders were rushed to the spot,” said Atul Garg, Chief Fire Officer at Delhi Fire Service (DFS) adding that two fire tenders brought the fire under control by 12.50 pm.

“The victims were rushed to the nearby hospital where four were declared brought dead while one injured is still undergoing treatment,” said the Chief Fire Officer.

“Initial probe suggested that the victim, Ajeet, was about to steam iron clothes and was putting solvent in a container when it spilled on the floor and came in contact with the steam iron triggering the fire,” said a senior police official. “The owner identifiedas Ajay Khurana (45) is arrested. The bodies were handed over to family membersafter post-mortem examination was concuted. We haveregistered a case undersection 304 of Indian Penal Code (IPC) at Karol Bagh police station and further investigation is going,” said Amit Sharma, Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), Central District.