Four people, including a child, were killed and 15 others injured after a massive fire broke out in a building, police said. The death toll may increase further as the rescue operation is still underway, officials said.

The fire broke out in the evening in a scrap shop on the ground floor of the building in the Residency Road area apparently due to a short circuit. Soon the flames engulfed the entire building and some of the LPG cylinders kept inside exploded, said Senior Superintendent of Police, Jammu, Chandan Kohli. He said three people, including a child, were charred to death in the incident and 15 others were rescued and rushed to the hospital. Another body was recovered later. Residents of the building were mostly workers from Assam, the officials said.