In Uttar Pradesh, at least six people were killed, and several others sustained severe burn injuries in a major fire that broke out at a bed mattress manufacturing factory in the Rania industrial area of Kanpur Dehat district yesterday. Police said the fire broke out due to a short circuit in electric wires. An explosion caused by gas cylinders led to the collapse of the factory’s roof. Half a dozen fire tenders were pressed into service to control the fire.