The shutters were jammed and had to be forced open to recover the bodies.Vipul Patil, the sub-divisional police officer, said, "The shop had beds, plastic material, and other furniture that caught fire easily, and the blaze spread rapidly. We had to break down the wall of the building to gain entry into the shop. The family members could not even reach the terrace. The son of the deceased owner managed to escape through the gallery. It took the firemen four hours to douse the fire."Health officials said when the victims were brought in, they had 20-25% burns and that death was primarily due to suffocation. "The neighbours told us that there was an issue with the electric supply in the shop and the house, which went ignored may be due to the family being busy with wedding preparations. Therefore, we believe that the cause of the fire may be the electrical short circuit," added Patil.