New Delhi: Delhi police have registered a case of culpable homicide against the owner of a paint factory in Delhi\u2019s Alipur where 11 people were killed in a fire incident on Thursday evening.<\/p>\n
According to police, the fire incident at a paint factory in Dayal Market of Alipur area claimed lives of 11 people and left four others injured.<\/p>\n
The incident happened on Thursday evening in a paint factory operated by Akhil Jain, a resident of Haryana\u2019s Sonipat, and a case under IPC sections 304 (culpable homicide not amounting to murder) and 308 (attempt to commit culpable homicide) has been registered against him, a senior official with Delhi police told ANI.<\/p>\n
Further investigation into the same is underway, they added.<\/p>\n
The fire that broke out in the paint godown at around 05.30 pm spread to a number of other buildings, including the neighbouring \u2018Nasha Mukti Kendra\u2019, where 4-5 people were trapped in the fire, police said.<\/p>\n
The four injured included a police constable from Alipur police station who was involved in the rescue operation.<\/p>\n
The injured constable identified as Karamveer has been admitted to Safdarjung Hospital. The other three injured have been referred to LNJP hospital, they said.<\/p>\n
Police further said a total of 11 charred bodies including 10 males and one female have been recovered from the paint factory.<\/p>\n
The bodies are being preserved at BJRM hospital and efforts are being made to identify the deceased, they said.<\/p>\n
The rescue operations in the burnt buildings were undertaken by the Delhi Fire Services and a team of NDRF.<\/p>\n
The cause of the fire is yet to be ascertained, they added.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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