Original title: 43 deaths from factory fire in New Delhi, India
According to Xinhua news agency, a fire broke out in a factory in the Indian capital New Delhi on the 8th, killing at least 43 people and injuring dozens.
Indian media reported that the factory mainly makes handbags, hats and ready-made clothes. A fire broke out in the multi-storey building of the factory in the early morning of the 8th, when many workers were sleeping in the building. Due to the stacking of many raw materials in the factory, the fire spread rapidly, and most of the dead died from inhalation of carbon monoxide.
New Delhi fire official Atul & middot; gag told reporters that the fire department sent 25 fire trucks to put out the fire, rescued more than 50 people and sent the wounded to four hospitals. Most people were injured by inhaling smoke, and some were burned.
The factory is located in a residential area with narrow streets and staggered wires between buildings. Local resident Muhammad Naushad told reporters he heard people crying at about 4:30 a.m., and then found a building burning and smoking, not far from New Delhi's largest wholesale market for daily necessities.
The government has ordered an investigation into the fire and will issue a preliminary report within seven days. Several media reported that the cause of the fire in the factory was not clear for the time being. The new India Express reported that the fire was caused by a short circuit, which has not been confirmed by government departments.
New Delhi police chief Anil Kumar Mittal told reporters that police have arrested the owner of the factory building on suspicion of manslaughter. The new India Express reported that the factory was operating illegally without fire control permission and without fire-fighting equipment in the building.
New Delhi chief minister alwend & middot; kejerival went to the scene of the fire on the same day, promising that the government would provide compensation of 1 million Indian rupees (about 98709 yuan) to the families of the dead.