Fire at shoe factory in Delhi's Mangolpuri kills 4, police register culpable homicide case
The officials said that the Mangolpuri police station has registered a case and is probing the exact cause of the fire.
A devastating fire at a shoe factory in Delhi's Mangolpuri Industrial Area claimed the lives of four workers on Friday night, leaving two others critically injured. The Delhi Police have registered a culpable homicide not amounting to murder case in connection to the incident, according to senior police officers. The blaze was brought under control around 1am on Saturday, with 16 fire tenders and police personnel working to extinguish the flames.
The two injured men, Harendra and Vikas, are currently in the ICU at the Sanjay Gandhi Memorial Hospital. The victims identified as Prem Chand, Harihar, Ashok, and Lal Babu have been taken to the hospital's mortuary for post-mortem examinations. The Mangolpuri police station has initiated the investigation into the cause of the fire, with Deputy Commissioner of Police Vikram Singh confirming the registration of a culpable homicide case under relevant sections.
Fire department officials reported receiving the first information report of the fire around 9.30pm on Friday, detailing that the fire started in a garment factory located in the basement of the three-story structure.
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