Delhi’s Tis Hazari Court on Monday, 9 December, sent factory owner Rehan and manager Furkan to 14-day police custody for interrogation, after a fire at their factory killed at least 43 people on Sunday.
Atul Garg, Chief Fire Officer, Delhi Fire Service (DFS), said that the building in Anaj Mandi did not have a fire clearance from the DFS, and no fire safety equipment were found installed in the premises.
Speaking to The Quint locals claimed that there were at least 10-20 factories in the same lane.
- At least 43 people have been killed. 64 people were rescued and 21 are said to be critical
- Most deaths have occurred due to suffocation and inhaling smoke, the hospitals have said
- The Delhi government has ordered a magisterial probe into the fire. The cause of the fire is not yet known
- Compensations for those affected have been announced by the Delhi govt, Delhi BJP and the PMO
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NHRC Takes Suo Moto Cognizance of Incident
National Human Rights Commission takes suo moto cognizance of Anaj Mandi fire.
“Have taken suo motu cognizance of media reports that at least 43 people were killed at Filmistan’s Anaj Mandi area in central Delhi early Sunday morning,when a blaze caused by short-circuit turned a 5-story building in a lethal gas chamber,” NHRC said in a statement.
“Have issued notices to the Chief Secretary, Government of Delhi; Commissioner of Police, Delhi & Commissioner, North Delhi Municipal Corporation, calling for a detailed report in the matter within 6 weeks along with action taken against the errant officers/officials,” the statement added.
Police Conducts 3D Laser Scan of Building to Recreate Scene
The Crime Branch of Delhi Police collected evidence using 3D laser scan technology in order to reconstruct for investigation the incident of fire at the building, in the Anaj Mandi area here, that was engulfed in a blaze on Sunday killing 43 people.
A team from the Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) also visited the site and collected samples from the four-storey building that housed a number of illegal manufacturing units and had stored flammable raw material such as cardboard boxes, plastic sheets and rexine.
Railways To Transport Bodies of Bihar Residents
Railways will transport bodies of Bihar residents who died in the factory fire, in a coach of Swatantrata Senani express.
Court Sends Factory Owners to 14-Day Judicial Custody
Tees Hazari court has sent factory owner Rehan and manager Furkan to 14-day police custody for interrogation.