President Ram Nath Kovind on Sunday expressed grief over the death of 17 people in a huge fire at a plastic warehouse in west Delhi’s Bawana area.
“Shocked to hear about the fire in a factory in Delhi. Condolences to bereaved families. Prayers with those who have been injured,” Kovind tweeted.
Shocked to hear about the fire in a factory in Delhi. Condolences to bereaved families. Prayers with those who have been injured #PresidentKovind
— President of India (@rashtrapatibhvn) January 20, 2018
As many as 17 people, including 10 women, were burnt alive or asphyxiated and 30 others injured at a fire in a plastic warehouse in west Delhi’s Bawana on Saturday evening, officials said.