Four people died and two others were injured after a fire broke out at a shoe factory in Delhi's Mangolpuri Industrial Area on Friday night. The fire started at around 9:30 pm in Phase 1 of the industrial area.
\n\nAfter receiving information about the fire, police and fire department teams rushed to the spot and started rescue operations. The Delhi Fire Service sent 20 fire tenders to control the blaze.
\n\nOfficials said six people were rescued from inside the factory in an unconscious state. They were taken to Sanjay Gandhi Memorial Hospital in Mangolpuri for treatment. However, four of them were declared dead on arrival, while the other two are undergoing treatment.
\n\nFire Started In Basement, Says Fire Officer
\n\nFire officer ADO Paras Kumar said the fire first broke out in the basement of the factory. Firefighters managed to contain it there and stopped it from spreading further inside the building.
\n\n"The Fire Service received a call around 9:31-9:32 pm regarding a fire inside a factory in Mangolpuri…six individuals were rescued. All of them were transported to Sanjay Gandhi Hospital…it is a footwear manufacturing unit; shoes are produced and stored on the premises…the fire initially broke out in the basement.
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