3 killed as elevator crashes in factory

New Delhi: A elevator in a pan masala factory in west Delhi’s Naraina crashed on Sunday evening, killing three housekeeping staff and injuring one,

police said.

The deceased were identified as Kulwant Singh (30) and Deepak Kumar (26), both residents of Inderpuri, and Sunny (33), a resident of Suleman Nagar, they said.

Deputy Commissioner of Police (west) Ghanshyam Bansal said police received information from Deen Dayal Upadhyay Hospital and BLK hospitals around 5:40 pm that some people had been brought there after an elevator crashed at a factory in Naraina Industrial Area phase one.

Kulwant, Deepak and Sunny were declared brought dead at the DDU Hospital, the police said, adding the injured was identified as Suraj (24), a resident of Gol Market.

According to police, the factory was closed as it was Sunday. The housekeeping staff were inside the elevator when the incident happened, they said. Investigation

into the case is underway, police added.