Overview
- A blaze broke out at a shoe manufacturing unit in Mangolpuri Industrial Area Phase‑I on Friday night, Oct. 30, leaving four workers dead and two injured after six people were rescued unconscious and taken to Sanjay Gandhi Memorial Hospital.
- Fire officials said the fire began in the factory basement and more than a dozen fire tenders and crews battled heavy flames and smoke for several hours before bringing the blaze under control and carrying out cooling operations.
- Delhi Police have registered an FIR that includes culpable homicide not amounting to murder, have summoned the factory owner, arrested two people so far and are seeking other accused as they investigate cause and responsibility.
- Officials identified the four deceased and said the two injured are receiving treatment in hospital intensive care, while accounts from co‑workers describe how small choices — like skipping a night shift or stepping out for dinner — saved some lives.
- The incident renews scrutiny of fire safety in Delhi’s industrial units because past inquiries have flagged unauthorised workspaces, blocked exits and weak enforcement, and investigators and city agencies now face pressure to show tangible safety fixes.