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| Delhi factory fire: More than 35 dead in India blaze | |
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| More than 30 people have been killed in a large fire at a factory in the Indian capital, Delhi, officials say. | More than 30 people have been killed in a large fire at a factory in the Indian capital, Delhi, officials say. |
| The blaze broke out in the early hours of Sunday morning in central Delhi, and fire engines rushed to the scene. | |
| Dozens of workers were sleeping inside the multi-storey building at the time, rescue services say. There are fears the death toll will rise further. | Dozens of workers were sleeping inside the multi-storey building at the time, rescue services say. There are fears the death toll will rise further. |
| Home Minister Amit Shah called it a "tragic loss of precious lives". | Home Minister Amit Shah called it a "tragic loss of precious lives". |
| Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the fire was horrific and that authorities were "providing all possible assistance at the site of the tragedy". | |
| Delhi's firefighters received the first call about the fire at 05:22 local time on Sunday (23:52 GMT Saturday). | Delhi's firefighters received the first call about the fire at 05:22 local time on Sunday (23:52 GMT Saturday). |
| The area where the factory is located - Anaj Mandi - is home to one of the city's largest markets and many narrow laneways, which made it difficult to reach the blaze. | |
| By 09:30 local time, at least 56 people had been moved to hospital, Delhi Fire Service director Atul Garg was quoted as saying by the Hindustan Times newspaper. | |
| "All of them had fallen unconscious because of smoke," he said. | "All of them had fallen unconscious because of smoke," he said. |
| Another senior fire service official, Sunil Choudhary, said the factory was used to store schoolbags, and bottles, among other materials. | |
| The cause of the fire is being investigated. | The cause of the fire is being investigated. |