“Three workers died and six others were injured after a fire broke out and caused a blast in a food processing unit in the early hours of June 8 in the Narela Industrial Area in New Delhi,” the Delhi Police said. They said they received a distress call at 3.35 a.m. about the fire in the Shayam Kripa Foods Private Limited that processes dry moong dal. “The fire engulfed the factory, trapping some workers in it,” the official said. “Fourteen fire tenders were pressed into service and the dousing operation was still under way,” a Delhi Fire Service (DFS) official said around 8.30 a.m. The gas was supplied to burners used for roasting moong dal.

Source: The Hindu June 08, 2024 17:05 UTC