Kirti Nagar factory blaze claims lives of 2, investigation underway

'THE TWO VICTIMS APPEARED TO HAVE DIED FROM SMOKE INHALATION'

- PRAJYOT DEOGHARE

NEW DELHI: A tragic fire incident claimed the lives of two individuals, including a senior citizen, in the early hours of Sunday, at a factory in west Delhi's Kirti Nagar area.

The police were alerted about the incident through a PCR call at the Kirti Nagar Police Station.

The deceased were identified as Atul Rai (45), son of Ram Vilas Rai, resident of Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh, and Nand Kishore Dube (65), son of Dev Narayan Dube, resident of Gaya, Bihar.

According to the police reports, the Delhi Fire Service responded to an emergency call around 4:25 a.m., reporting a fire at a furniture godown on the roofs of buildings in the Westwood House Scheme (WHS), Kirti Nagar.

Firefighters arrived promptly, deploying seven fire tenders to control and extinguish the blaze.