Delhi: 3 Dead, Several Injured In Fire At Narela Food Processing Unit

At least three people died and six others were injured in a fire that broke out in a food processing unit in Delhi. The fire resulted in a blast at the factory in the city’s Narela Industrial Area in the early hours of Saturday.

According to Delhi police, a distress call was received at 3.35 am about the fire in the Shayam Kripa Foods Private Ltd that processes dry moong dal.

Upon preliminary investigation it was revealed that raw moong was being roasted on gas burners and a gas leak on one of the pipelines caused the fire to spread which led to overheating of the compressor, resulting in a blast.

The fire engulfed the factory, trapping some workers in it, an official said.

Fourteen fire tenders were pressed into service and the dousing operation was still underway, a Delhi Fire Service (DFS) official said around 8.30 am.

The official said nine people were rescued from inside the building and shifted to SHRC Hospital in Narela.

Three of them — Shyam (24), Ram Singh (30) and Beerpal (42) — were declared dead, while others were under treatment, the police officer said.

He said preliminary investigation suggest that the blaze started after a gas leak from one of the pipelines. The gas was supplied to burners used for roasting moong dal.

As the fire spread, it led to the overheating of the compressor, resulting in a blast.

A case is being registered under appropriate sections and an investigation is being taken up, he said.

(With PTI Inputs)