New Delhi, Jan. 20 (TNS): At least 17 people were killed after a fire broke out at a firecracker factory in outer of Indian capital Delhi’s Bawana industrial area on Saturday night.
At least half a dozen people were still trapped inside the building.
Fifteen fire tenders doused the blaze within two hours. The exact cause of the fire was not immediately known. Officials, however, suspected that a short-circuit could have led to the blaze.
Chief fire officer Atul Garg said that the control room was informed about the blaze at 6:20 pm.
“Our firemen reported that the fire was in a firecracker factory at the basement, ground, and first floors.
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The fire was of category four which means it was not a big fire. However, explosions took place inside the factory that resulted in the casualties,” said Garg.
Delhi Police officials said people who were trapped inside the factory died of burn injuries and asphyxiation.
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“Initially, four badly charred bodies were taken out of the factory. During the rescue operation, five more bodies were found. The bodies were taken to Baba Saheb Ambedkar hospital in ambulances,” said Rajneesh Gupta, deputy commissioner of police (Rohini district), adding the rescue operations were on.
