New Delhi, Aug 17 — At least two people were killed after a fire broke out at a warehouse in Delhi’s Raghubir Nagar in the early hours of Monday, officials said.
The blaze was reportedly triggered by an explosion in e-rickshaw batteries.
The Delhi Fire Services received information about the blaze at around 4:42 a.m.
According to the Delhi Fire Services, e-rickshaw batteries stored on the first floor of the warehouse reportedly exploded, triggering the fire. Four fire tenders were rushed to the spot, and firefighters brought the blaze under control.
More details are awaited. The identity of the deceased was yet to be established.
The incident comes amid a series of deadly fire-related accidents involving firefighting operations in the National Capital Region.
In a similar incident earlier this month, two fire service personnel were killed and three others injured after a wall and an iron beam collapsed during firefighting operations at an electronics manufacturing company in Greater Noida.
The incident occurred late on August 3 at ILGIM Company in the Ecotech-3 police station area of Greater Noida. The company manufactures electronic chips. After receiving information about a major fire at the facility, police and fire department teams reached the site and launched an extensive firefighting operation.
Firefighters managed to bring the blaze under control after several hours of efforts. However, during the operation, a side wall of the factory and an iron beam suddenly collapsed, trapping and seriously injuring several members of the fire service team.
Five fire personnel were injured in the incident and were taken to a nearby hospital for treatment. Fireman Rohit Yadav and Chief Constable Driver Teerathpal Singh later succumbed to their injuries while undergoing treatment.
The three other injured personnel, Chief Constable Driver Rajpal Singh, Fireman Manish Kumar and Fireman Amit Kumar, were reported to be out of danger and continued to receive medical treatment.