As many as 12 people were killed in a major fire in a garment factory in East Delhi on Wednesday.

Fire brigade officials said most of the bodies were completely charred because of which they could not be identified so far. The fire broke out at around 11:00 am in a four-storey factory in Vishwas Nagar area of the capital, they said.

As many as 18 fire tenders were rushed to the spot and the fire had almost been put out, officials said.