It ripped through the building around 6. More people suspected to be trapped inside the factory. At least half a dozen people are trapped inside the building and rescue operations are on.40 pm and 10 fire tenders were rushed to the spot. Monitoring the situation.20 pm.“The fire was of category four which means it was not a big fire. The health ministry has also asked the hospitals to keep emergency services ready.Deputy commissioner of police, Rohini district, Rajneesh Gupta said, “The fire broke out in Bawana’s F-block.— ANI January 21, 2018According to the fire department, the building did not adhere to the fire safety norms. One man jumped off the terrace, sustained fractures and is said to be critical. Officials, however, suspected that short-circuit could have led to the blaze.Union health minister JP Nadda said that the AIIMS and the Safdarjung Hospital were ready to provide all assistance to people injured in a blaze at a firecracker storage unit in Delhi&China MDF Toilet Seat39;s Bawana area. Chief fire officer Atul Garg said that the control room was informed about the blaze at 6. Fifteen fire tenders managed to combat the fire by 8.. Following the tragic incident, factory owner Manoj Jain was arrested by the Delhi Police.“All casualties are from Sector 5 fire. The staircase was allegedly packed with cartons. As many as 17 people have died in the tragedy and the initial reports confirm that 10 women were burnt to death while seven were men and a case had been registered under relevant sections of the IPC.However, explosions took place inside the factory that resulted in the casualties,” said Garg.57 pm, but rescue operations are still on, Mr Garg said.

The Delhi government ordered an inquiry into the blaze even as chief minister Arvind Kejriwal said he was keeping a “close watch” on the rescue operations. The fire department received a call around 6.Police officials said people who were trapped inside the factory died of injuries and asphyxiation.20 pm.Preliminary reports also suggest that a few of the workers jumped to save themselves.The cause of the fire was not immediately known. Keeping a close watch on rescue operations,” he said in a tweet. Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed anguish at the death of people in the fire. Ordered enquiry.”The Delhi government has ordered an inquiry. “V sad to hear abt large no of casualties. It is completely under control now. #BawanaFire : Owner of the factory, Manoj Jain, arrested by #Delhi Police. Several casualties reported. May those who are injured recover quickly,” the Prime Minister’s Office tweeted quoting Mr Modi.“My thoughts are with the families of those who lost their lives.”Panic gripped the city soon after the news of the fire tragedy spread following which Delhi Cabinet minister Satyendar Jain took to Twitter, and wrote, “Learnt about a serious fire incident in a private factory at Bawana.As many as 17 people, including 10 women, were burnt to death.New Delhi: The haunted memories of a massive fire tragedy which # took place in June 1997 at Uphaar Cinema Hall in south Delhi were relived on Saturday when a massive fire broke out in a cracker factory in Delhi’s northwest Bawana Industrial Area.Fire officials stated that the blaze started from the basement and soon spread to three floors. The cracker factory was allegedly opened just 15 days ago and was not following any fire safety norms. We have recovered 17 bodies so far,” said GC Mishra, director, Delhi Fire Services. The Delhi Fire Services official stated that the toll had risen as there was no window for the exit.

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