1 Killed In Massive Fire In Delhi's Patparganj Industrial Area

A man died in a massive fire that broke out in Delhi’s Patparganj Industrial Area on Thursday morning. The fire department has confirmed the death of a man. Earlier, there were reports that a man was rescued from the fire but was said to be critical. As many as 32 fire tenders were rushed to the spot. News Nation has learnt that the first call of distress was received by the fire department at 2:48 am. The blaze that started from ground floor a building soon reached the third floor. The building houses a printing factory. The industrial area located in the east Delhi has several car showrooms and other corporate offices.

This is the second such incident of fire in Delhi in last 10 days. Earlier on January 2, a blaze had gutted a battery factory in the Peeragarhi area. A fireman had lost his life while 14 others were rescued.

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Almost all the deceased were migrant labourers hailing from Bihar and Uttar Pradesh. Police and fire department officials said many of the fatalities occurred due to suffocation as the people were sleeping when the fire started at around 5 am on the second floor of the building that did not have fire safety clearance and was packed with combustible material like card boards.

It took over 150 firefighters nearly five hours to douse the blaze. As many as 63 people were pulled out from the building. While 43, including one minor, died, 16 were injured. Two fire department personnel were hurt while carrying out rescue work, officials said.