A fireman battling a blaze at a New Delhi factory was killed Thursday after the building collapsed, officials said, in the third major fire in the Indian capital in less than a month. Emergency services in New Delhi have been put on special alert following a series of high profile disasters in recent weeks. Ablaze that tore through a bag factory on December 9 killed 43 people, while nine others died in a later incident. Delhi Police is investigating what triggered the blaze. India is frequently rocked by fire disasters blamed on poor planning and lax enforcement of safety rules.

Source: Punch January 02, 2020 15:00 UTC