Fire at factory in Outer Delhi, none injured
A fire broke out in the early hours of Monday in Outer Delhi’s Bawana Industrial area, according to Delhi Fire Services (DFS).
Six members of a family sustained injuries when they jumped from the second floor of a house that caught fire in West Delhi’s Nangloi area, fire services officials said on Wednesday.
As per the Delhi Fire Services (DFS), a distress call regarding a house fire was received from Jwala Puri area of Nangloi, and immediately three fire tenders were rushed to the site to douse the flames.
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In the unfortunate incident, six people identified as 40-year-old Pankaj, Preeti, 20-year-old Sweta, 19-year-old Pranjal, 18-year-old Panav, and 13-year-old Vaibhav sustained injuries while trying to escape from the fire by jumping off the second floor of the house. They were rushed to a nearby hospital where they are undergoing treatment, the DFS added.
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Flames spread to domestic articles in the first and second floors of the house, and were brought under control by the firefighters, the department said.
A police team also reached the spot to inquire about the exact cause of the fire, and take due legal action in the matter.
Earlier on February 17, a fire had broken out in an e-rickshaw godown in South West Delhi’s Dwarka area. However, no casualties were reported in the incident, fire department officials stated.
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