NHRC Issues Notice to Delhi Government, Police Commissioner Over Mustafabad Fire

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has issued a notice to Delhi government and the city police commissioner over Mustafabad fire which had left one dead and six others injured on Thursday, 19 May.

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The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has issued a notice to Delhi government and the city police commissioner over Mustafabad fire which had left one dead and six others injured on Thursday, 19 May.

The commission has also sought a detailed report on the matter within four weeks, reported news agency PTI, citing officials.

Background

At least one person died and six others injured after a fire broke out in a factory in Delhi's Mustafabad on Thursday, 19 May.

The fire erupted on the first floor of the factory, which manufactures inverters and stabilisers. All the injured were rushed to the GTB Hospital, where one person was declared dead while another is critical.

A call was received by the city's fire service at around 12:18 pm, following which six fire tenders were rushed to the site. The fire was put out by 1 pm, as per officials.

Another fire broke out in a factory in Bawana's Industrial Area in the national capital. Neither of the two factories had a no objection certificate (NOC) for fires. No one was reported injured in the Bawana accident.

This comes amid a spate of fire accidents in the city in the past few weeks. In a tragic occurrence last week, a massive fire in a three-storey building near West Delhi's Mundka metro station killed at least 27 people.