As many as three laborers were killed in a fire incident at a textile unit in Solapur district of Maharashtra, the officials said on Wednesday, reported the PTI.

According the news agency, the fire broke out in the early hours of Wednesday at a unit located in the Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC) area on Solapur-Akkalkot road. Upon receiving the information, fire tenders and water tankers were immediately dispatched to the scene. Unfortunately, three laborers were trapped inside the building and their bodies were discovered by firefighters.