11 killed after fire breaks out in Delhi factory

At least eleven people died in a fire that broke out in a market area in Delhi's Alipur last evening. It erupted at a paint factory and engulfed two godowns and a de-addiction center, fire officials said, Report informs referring to NDTV.

The burnt bodies of the 11 victims were found in the factory in Alipur's Dayalpur Market, officials said. Four people injured in the fire, including a cop, are undergoing treatment and two others are feared trapped.

The Fire department, which was informed about the incident at 5:25 pm, rushed six fire engines to the spot and brought the fire under control within four hours, an official said.

An explosion was heard at the factory before the fire broke up and the officials suspect the blast occurred due to chemicals stored there.