In a highly tragic incident, at least 35 people lost their lives while several others were rushed to hospital after a massive fire broke out early morning in Delhi’s Anaj Mandi area on Sunday.
A call about the fire was received at 5:22 AM following which 30 fire tenders were rushed to the spot.
Many people trapped inside were rescued and rushed to RML Hospital and Hindu Rao Hospital.
As quoted in the reports, deputy fire chief officer Sunil Choudhary said: “A fire broke out in a 600 sq feet plot. It was very dark inside. It is a factory where school bags, bottles and other materials were kept.”
The fire has now been doused, he added.Most of the people affected were labourers sleeping inside when the fire broke out.
More details awaited.
