Death toll reaches 43 in Delhi factory

There was no fire safety clearance in the building: four arrested, including the factory owner

The families of the deceased received a total of Rs. 17 lakhs aid

Short circuit caused by fire: narrow lanes preventing rescue operations

(PTI) New Delhi, Ta. December 8, 2019, Sunday

43 people were killed when a four-storey factory was set on fire in a highly crowded area in north Delhi on Sunday. The incident reminded the residents of Delhi about the 1997 disaster cinema tragedy. Political parties are blaming each other for the incident.

On the other side, police have arrested the owner of the building in which the fire started. Police and fire department officials said that most of the people died in the accident due to shortness of breath.

Most people were asleep when the fire started at 5.00am on the second floor of the building. The head of the fire department said there was no fire safety clearance in the building.

The iron door was closed from the outside

Firefighting officials believe that the short-circuit caused by the 'internal system' troubles may have caused the fire. The iron door on the ground floor was locked in a four-story illegal factory in the residential area. Inside, people were shouting for rescue.

With many windows closed, people also faced difficulties in getting out. Firefighters suffered severe problems in rescue operations due to narrow lanes in the grain market. He had to break the window grill to get into the building.

Firefighter officials said they first received information about the fire at 5.22am in the early morning. Upon receiving information, 30 fire tenders reached the spot immediately after the incident.

An estimated 150 firefighters evacuated 63 people from a hard-working building. However, 43 workers lost their lives in the incident while several people, including two fire brigade personnel, were injured.

The third-fourth floor was filled with smoke

NDRF deputy commander Aditya Pratap Singh said the building contained a large amount of carbon monoxide. The third and fourth floors were filled with smoke. The dead and the injured were shifted to LNJP Hospital and Lady Hardinage Hospital.

The school used to have school bags, plastic work

Most of the laborers working in the building were immigrants. There were cloth bags, plastic work and bindings in the emirate. Delhi Fire Service chief Atul Garg said the building was not given a fire clearance from the fire service. The building had no appliances to escape the fire. Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has ordered a judicial inquiry.

Compensation to the families of the victims

The Delhi government has provided Rs. 10-10 lakhs while Prime Minister Modi has given Rs. Announces a return of Rs 2-2 lakh. The Delhi government has also provided Rs. It announced to cover all the costs of 1 lakh aid and treatment. The Prime Minister will pay Rs. 50,000 aid was announced.

Difficulty in defending from the crowd of leaders

Police said they have registered a case against the owner of the building. The owner of the building, Rehan, has been arrested. Rehan has been charged with culpable homicide (culpable homicide) under sections 304 and 285 (negligence) of the IPC. The owner of the building, Rehan, was absconding in the morning.

The fiery scene created very unsettling scenes on Sunday morning. On the one hand, as the crowd of politicians and people rushed to the scene, huge crowds gathered around the fire, forcing the firefighters to go through very narrow roads to rescue many unconscious laborers on their backs. Most people died due to shortness of breath in the building due to the lack of adequate air supply.

The negligence though the fire started even a day ago

The factory, which was set on fire early in the morning in the Grain Mandi area of ​​Delhi on Saturday, also caught fire on Saturday, but government officials took no lessons from it and kept negligence, which left 43 workers dead.

Fireman Rajesh Asli hero, 11 survived

More than 43 people have been killed in a fire at an illegal factory in the Grain Mandi area in Delhi. In this tragedy, an employee of the fire brigade emerges as the real hero. More than 30 firefighters from the firefight reached the scene soon after the news of the fire and more than 150 firefighters started rescue operations. Rajesh, an employee, entered the building and saved the lives of 11 people at the expense of his own life.

Delhi Health Minister Satyendra Jain praised the fire department staff and called him a real hero. Rajesh Shukla of the fire department is the real hero, Jain tweeted. He is the first fireman to break into the building and save the lives of 11 people.

Now you are the base, take care of the children, the last phone call to the brother

Imamdin's Rs. 5,000 left, which give back: Musharraf

At least 43 people were killed in a fire that broke out at a factory in Delhi's Grain Mandi area on Sunday morning. In the midst of this event, there has been a traumatic event that has filled the hearts of all.

Musharraf Ali, who was trapped there when a fire broke out early in the morning at a factory in the grain market, called his brother in Bihar. He was telling her that I was dying. After my death, there is no one to take care of the family. Now you are their support. You take care of them Musharraf Ali calls early in the morning ...

Brother asks - How does the fire go ... He says - Don't know ... Brother advises that the police, fire brigade call someone and try to get out ... Musharraf remembers Allah and says brother. Not even breathing ... Musharraf starts to cry in front of death. Before dying, Musharraf says Imamuddin has to pay Rs 5,000. Give it back. No one's money ... No sound on the phone for long. Then the brother asks - is the car coming? Musharraf's breath was quenching. He doesn't even speak and within a few moments his voice stops sounding.