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Delhi Factory Fire Sparks Panic, Injuring Six Nearby Residents
A fire started at a factory in Swaroop Nagar, Delhi, on Sunday.
The factory made judo uniforms and boxing gloves.
The fire itself did not hurt anyone.
However, people in a nearby building became frightened and six jumped from their homes.
They were taken to a hospital and are out of danger.
Firefighters brought the blaze under control.
The report also describes a separate incident in which a man named Deepak died after falling from a rooftop.
Police are investigating what caused that fall.
A fire broke out on Sunday at a sporting-gear factory in North Delhi’s Swaroop Nagar.
The factory, located in Gali No. 2, made judo uniforms and boxing gloves.
No one was directly injured by the fire, but six residents were hurt after jumping from an opposite building amid panic.
All six injured people were hospitalized and reported to be out of danger, while the fire was brought under control.
Separately, a 30-year-old man named Deepak died after falling from a rooftop in Namdev Gali; police are investigating.
- Who
- Six residents were injured during the factory-fire panic; Delhi Police and fire services responded. Separately, a 30-year-old man named Deepak died after a rooftop fall.
- What
- A fire broke out at a sporting-gear factory, prompting panic and injuring six people; separately, Deepak died after falling from a rooftop.
- Where
- The fire occurred in Gali No. 2, Swaroop Nagar, North Delhi. The separate fatal fall occurred in Namdev Gali under Gandhi Nagar police-station limits.
- When
- Both incidents occurred on Sunday; police received the rooftop-fall call at about 5:20 a.m.
- Why
- The six injuries were caused by panic during the fire; the circumstances behind Deepak’s fall remain under investigation.
Key facts
- Factory location
- Gali No. 2, Swaroop Nagar, North Delhi, at Khasra No. 357/58
- Factory products
- Judo uniforms and boxing gloves
- Fire-related injuries
- Six people were injured after jumping from an opposite building
- Fire status
- The blaze was under control, and no one was directly hurt by the fire
- Fatality in separate incident
- Deepak, aged 30, died after falling from a rooftop in Namdev Gali
- Police response
- Crime and forensic teams examined the rooftop-fall scene
- Investigation status
- The cause of the fatal fall and further circumstances remain under investigation
Quotes
Delhi Police
Police authorities reporting the location and circumstances of the factory fire
“A fire broke out at a factory in Gali No. 2, Swaroop Nagar. The incident was reported at Swaroop Nagar police station. The fire started in the ground and first floors of the building at Khasra No. 357/58.”
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“No one was hurt by the fire itself. However, panic caused some residents in the opposite building to jump from their houses. Six people were injured.”
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