Fourteen people, including 13 firefighters, were injured after a battery factory collapsed after a fire broke out in Delhi's Peera Garhi this morning. A security guard of the factory was also injured, a police officer told reporters and said one person was still trapped under the debris.
The building at Udyog Nagar area collapsed following an explosion when firefighters were dousing the blaze, an official said, adding that the fire department had received a call at 4.23 am.
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said he is closely monitoring the situation. "Very sad to hear this. I'm closely monitoring the situation. The fire personnel are trying their best. Praying for the safety of those trapped," Mr Kejriwal said.
Here are the updates on the rescue operation at Delhi factory:
We are deeply saddened to hear about the fire in Peeragarhi. Request all @INCDelhi workers in the vicinity to assist the rescue ops and extend all the help possible to those injured in #Peeragarhi fire.
- Delhi Congress (@INCDelhi) January 2, 2020
We pray for the speedy recovery of all those injured. #DelhiFire https://t.co/ts6P4ezdcq
#TEAMNDRFINDIA along with #DelhiFireService rescued one fire man trapped inside the debris
- NDRF 🇮🇳 (@NDRFHQ) January 2, 2020
@ Fire Incident Site, Peera Garhi, West Delhi.#COMMITTED2SERVE#COMMITTED2HELP#NDRF4U pic.twitter.com/fba0vvnjn4
