New Delhi: A tragic accident took place in the country’s capital Delhi on Friday night. A massive fire broke out in the shoe factory located in Mangolpuri Industrial Area Phase-1 at around 9:30 pm. Four people died in this accident, while two others were injured. The fire broke out in the basement of the factory, after which smoke spread throughout the building. As soon as information about the incident was received, police and fire department teams reached the spot and started relief and rescue operations. Several fire tenders brought the fire under control after hours of hard work.
How many people died due to factory fire?
According to officials, six people were trapped inside the factory after the fire. Firefighters pulled out everyone who was unconscious and immediately took them to Sanjay Gandhi Memorial Hospital. Here doctors declared four people dead, while treatment of two injured is going on. There was chaos in the area after the accident.
How did the massive fire break out in the basement?
Fire Officer ADO Paras Kumar said that the fire department had received information about the fire in the factory between 9:31 and 9:32 pm on Friday night. According to initial information, the fire first broke out in the basement. In the factory, the work of making and storing shoes was done.
He said that it was challenging to rescue the people trapped inside due to heavy smoke. Firefighters rescued one person from the stairs on the third floor and five people from the fourth floor. Efforts were made to confine the fire to the basement so that it did not spread to other parts of the building. At present the fire has been extinguished and cooling work has been done at the spot.
Why will the factory owner be questioned?
After the accident, the police have issued summons to the factory owner. According to Outer District DCP Vikram Singh, the police are trying to find out how many workers were present in the factory at the time of the incident. For this, the contractor and the employees working there are being interrogated.
Police are also investigating the cause of the fire. According to initial information, the workers were trapped inside the building due to the fire in the basement and the dense smoke rising from it. The real reason for the accident will be revealed only after investigation.
Have Fire accidents already occurred in Delhi?
Incidents of fire in Delhi are continuously increasing concern. Earlier on October 25, a fire broke out in the slums of Rani Garden area of Geeta Colony police station area. Although there was no report of any casualty in that incident, the contents of many slums and houses were burnt to ashes. The latest accident in Mangolpuri factory has once again raised questions on the fire safety system in industrial areas.
