Cel puțin 43 de oameni au murit duminică în New Delhi, India, după ce un incendiu a cuprins o fabrică cu șase etaje, unde muncitorii dormeau.
Fabrica producea genți, iar multe materii prime au fost depozitate în interiorul clădirii din cauza cărora focul s-a răspândit rapid, a informat presa locală. Cu toate acestea, nu se cunoaşte momentan care a fost cauza producerii incendiului.
„Până acum am salvat peste 50 de persoane, cele mai multe dintre ele au fost afectate din cauza fumului”, a declarat Atul Garg, un oficial al Serviciului de Pompieri din New Delhi.
Fabrica funcționa într-o zonă rezidențială dens populată.
At least 43 dead in market fire in India’s New Delhi https://t.co/KxOhZOEDNK
— ANews (@anewscomtr) 8 December 2019
In pic: Police personnel, onlookers stand near a factory at Rani Jhansi Road where a major fire broke out in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)
Over 40 persons killed so far, toll may rise
Click here for more #DelhiFire updates: https://t.co/RlqJG75Myy#anajmandi pic.twitter.com/AIIjQIWRXW
— Business Standard (@bsindia) 8 December 2019
Charred remains after a major fire which broke out in a factory at Rani Jhansi Road in New Delhi.
Atleast 43 people were killed and several others injured in the mishap. (Photo: PTI)#DelhiFireTragedy #anajmandi #DelhiFire pic.twitter.com/GHZiWubNhv
— Business Standard (@bsindia) 8 December 2019
#spotVisual : 35 people, mostly labourers, killed in massive fire at Anaj Mandi, They were asleep when the the fire broke out. 56 injured rescued, 30 fire tenders on site #Delhi #DelhiFire #DelhiFireTragedy #ArvindKejriwal #AmitShah #AnajMandi #anajmandifire pic.twitter.com/jkokYSUVw3
— Gulistan News (@GulistanNewsTV) 8 December 2019
Dozens of people have been confirmed dead in a large fire at a factory in the Indian capital of New Delhi on Sunday while officials are continue to search the facility to find out if any more people may have been trapped. pic.twitter.com/treAt1o9Gh
— ANews (@anewscomtr) 8 December 2019