Archive · 13 Sep 2026
Delhi Factory Fire Causes Panic, Six Injured After Jumping
A fire started at a factory in Swaroop Nagar, Delhi, on Sunday.
The factory made judo uniforms and boxing gloves.
The fire began on the ground and first floors.
Nobody was directly hurt by the flames.
However, people in a nearby building became scared, and six residents jumped from the building.
They were taken to a hospital and were reported to be out of danger.
Fire tenders brought the blaze under control.
In a separate incident, a man named Deepak died after falling from a rooftop.
Police are investigating what happened in that incident.
A fire broke out Sunday on the ground and first floors of a sporting-gear factory in Gali No. 2, Swaroop Nagar, North Delhi.
The factory at Khasra No. 357/58 manufactured judo uniforms and boxing gloves.
No one was directly injured by the blaze, but six residents reportedly jumped from an opposite building during the panic.
The six injured people were hospitalized and reported to be out of danger after the fire was brought under control.
Separately, 30-year-old Deepak died after falling from a rooftop in Namdev Gali; police have begun investigating.
- Who
- A sporting-gear factory was affected, six nearby residents were injured, and Delhi Police and fire services responded. Separately, 30-year-old Deepak died after a rooftop fall.
- What
- A factory fire caused panic and injured six people who jumped from an opposite building; separately, Deepak died after falling from a rooftop.
- When
- Both incidents occurred on Sunday; police received the rooftop-fall call at about 5:20 a.m.
- Where
- The fire occurred in Gali No. 2, Swaroop Nagar, North Delhi. The fatal fall occurred in Namdev Gali under Gandhi Nagar police-station limits.
- Why
- The six injuries resulted from panic during the fire. The circumstances behind Deepak’s fall remain under investigation.
- 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
- No one was directly hurt by the fire, and the blaze was brought under control
- Separate fatality
- Deepak, aged 30, died after falling from a rooftop in Namdev Gali
- Police call
- Police received the rooftop-fall report at about 5:20 a.m.
- Investigation
- The body was sent for post-mortem examination, while police continued investigating the fall
