New Delhi: A day after three persons, including two women, were killed in a massive fire at a hardware factory in the Jhilmil area of Shahdara, the Delhi Police have arrested factory owners two persons in the case.
Deputy Commissioner of Police (Shahdara) Meghna Yadav said they have arrested Adnan and Naeem in the case. "They are the ones who were running the factory," said DCP Meghna. According to Delhi Fire Services (DFS) officials, the fire broke out at a rubber-plastic factory in Shahdara's Jhilmil Industrial Area around 9 am. Police said two women and a man were killed in the blaze. The deceased were identified as Manju, Sangeeta and Shoaib, she added.
Two bodies were recovered from the second floor and one from the first floor. It took several hours to douse off flames and do off the cooling. The fire department had to connect pipes to a single fire tender because of space constraint. Black smokes were visible from distance.
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal visited the factory in Jhilmil area where a major fire broke out that killed three workers as he extended condolences to the family of the deceased.
"I visited the site. Brave Delhi Fire Service warriors saved two lives in Jhilmil factory fire. Despite their best efforts, they cud not save the other three. Heartfelt condolences to their families. Reasons of fire still being investigated," Arvind Kejriwal tweeted after visiting the factory.
In January last year, 17 people -- 10 women and seven men -- were killed in a massive blaze at a firecracker storage unit in outer Delhi's Bawana Industrial Area.