Fire at Delhi’s footwear factory, 2 killed: 3rd floor explodes, 20 workers evacuated; There were 100 people in the building

A photo of a footwear factory located in Narela, Delhi. The fire broke out here on Tuesday morning.

A fire broke out at a footwear factory in Delhi’s Narela on Tuesday morning. 2 people have lost their lives in the accident. The fire brigade was informed at 8:30 am. At the time of the accident, 100 workers were working in the factory. 20 were rescued. Of these, 18 were badly burnt and 2 died.

Delhi Police said that the reason for the fire was a blast. There was a polyurethane machine inside the factory. When it was switched on, it exploded. Further investigation is on.

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Fire on the third floor, there were 100 workers in the building

The fire broke out on the third floor of the factory. At that time 100 workers were working in the building. The workers were rescued by the fire brigade personnel from the stairs.

Got the flames under control, it will take time for cooling

The fire brigade officer said that the flames have been brought under control. There was a lot of smoke in the building at the time of the accident. The officer said that it will take a long time for cooling.

Earlier also there was a fire in the footwear factory of Narela

On September 23, a fire broke out in a footwear factory in Narela itself, which was later brought under control. No one died in it.

Firefighters rescued the workers through ladders.

The flames were extinguished, the building was filled with smoke.

The fire brigade was informed about the fire in the building at 8.30 am.