Three workers were killed and six sustained injuries following a fire and subsequent blast at a food processing unit in the Narela Industrial Area early Saturday morning, reports PTI.
The incident occurred at the factory of Shayam Kripa Foods Private Limited, which specializes in processing dry moong dal. The fire rapidly engulfed the premises, trapping some workers inside, according to a police official.
Police said that they received a distress call at around 3.35 AM.
Emergency services, including fourteen fire tenders, were deployed to the scene. The blaze was extinguished by noon, with nine people rescued and rushed to Satyawadi Raja Harish Chandra Hospital in Narela.
Three of the rescued workers—identified as Shyam (24), Ram Singh (30), and Beerpal (42)—succumbed to their injuries. The remaining injured people, including Pushpender (26), Akash (19), Mohit Kumar (21), Ravi Kumar (19), Monu (25), and Lalu (32), are currently receiving treatment at Safdarjung Hospital for burn injuries.
Preliminary investigations revealed that the fire originated from a gas leak in one of the pipelines supplying gas to burners used for roasting moong dal. The spread of the fire led to the overheating of a compressor, resulting in a blast.
The factory owners are identified as Ankit Gupta and Vinay Gupta from Rohini. A case being registered under relevant sections as probe into the case is underway.
