NEW DELHI: Over 43 people have died in a factory fire here today.
According to details the incendie broke out in the old city harboring small manufacturing and storage facilities on congested lanes.
PM Modi took to the Twitter to hold: “The fire in Delhi’s Anaj Mandi on Rani Jhansi Road is extremely horrific. My thoughts are with those who lost their loved ones. Wishing the injured a quick recovery. Authorities are providing all possible assistance at the site of the tragedy.”
Fire Department informed that they had some 50 laborers and factory workers sleeping inside this building. Overall some 60 workers were recused. It was very difficult to access the dark premises in the commercial hub of Saddar Bazar.
According to sources school bags and packing material was stocked in the building: “Fire department has completed the rescue work. There are no more bodies at the site. We don’t yet know the cause of fire but know that it was aggravated because of plastic packing pouches, bags and other such material there,” an official stated.
The cause of fire is still not known.
A relevant piece published earlier:
Crippled fire dept fails to contain SITE plastic factory fire
SANA MAHMOOD
KARACHI: Pathetic condition of the crippled fire department (meant to douse the incendie in this Metropolis inhabited by 22 million people) has again been exposed when a massive fire engulfed a plastic factory here at SITE’s Labor Square this morning as a result of a boiler explosion.
NewsPakistan.TV correspondent has reported that due to incompetence of the Department the fire, that commenced at eight in the morning, continued to spread unabated till noon. Thick fumes caused by the burning of plastic was visible from distance.
However, with meager resources firemen managed to contain the flames after seven hours. By 3PM they started cooling operation.
Mayor Karachi while talking to NewsPakistan.TV lamented apropos lack of resources. He further said that the industrialists too do not equip their factories with adequate fire-fighting equipment.
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