New Delhi, May 18 (PTI) President Droupadi Murmu on Sunday expressed pain over the loss of lives in a factory fire in Maharashtra's Solapur and extended her deepest condolences to all bereaved families.

Eight people, including three women and a child, were killed in the massive fire. Prima facie, a short circuit triggered the blaze around 3:45 am on Sunday at Central Textile Mills situated on the Akkalkot Road in Solapur MIDC, around 400 km from Mumbai.

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"The news of the death of many people due to a factory fire in Solapur, Maharashtra, is extremely painful. I express my deepest condolences to all the bereaved families and pray for the speedy recovery of those injured," Murmu said in Hindi in a post on X.

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