Owner killed in Delhi factory fire, two employees hospitalised

IANS  |  New Delhi 

A Businessmanwas killed and his two employees taken ill on Tuesday when they inhaled smoke from a Firethat broke out in a Nail Polishfactory in west Delhi, a FireOfficersaid.

The DelhiFireServices control room was called around 4.15 p.m. about the blaze that broke out in a three-storey factory in Mangolpuri. Eight Firetenders doused the flames around 5.30 p.m.

Deceased Rajesh Gulati, 45, was a resident of Mianwali Nagar and owned Shiva Cosmeticscompany along with his father, Deputy Commissionerof Police M.n. Tiwarisaid.

The two employees taken ill were Chandan, 41 and Lalit Kumar, 40.

A case of causing death by negligence has been registered, the Officeradded.

All the three men were present on the second floor when the Firebroke out. They were taken to a nearby hospital, where Gulati was declared brought dead, the Officeradded.

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First Published: Tue, May 01 2018. 21:40 IST