9 Killed In Fire At Cloth Warehouse In Northwest Delhi
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New Delhi : Three children were among nine people killed after a fire broke out in a cloth warehouse in Northwest Delhi’s Kirari area.The fire broke out at around 12:30 am.The godown was situated on the ground floor of a three-storey building. The building had no fire equipment and only one staircase.
The injured were taken to Sanjay Gandhi Memorial Hospital and other nearby hospitals for treatment.The Delhi government announced Rs 10 lakh compensation to the family of those who died in a fire.
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today expressed grief over the death of nine people including three children, who lost their lives in the fire that broke out in a cloth warehouse in Kirari area.
“Extremely sad news. The fire was controlled but 9 people could not be saved. May their soul rest in peace,” Arvind Kejriwal tweeted in Hindi.
In December, forty-three people were killed when a fire broke out at a luggage manufacturing factory in a crowded area in north Delhi. Most of the people who died were labourers who were sleeping at the factory in Anaj Mandi on Rani Jhansi Road when the fire broke out at 5 am.
