Even there, disaster often strikes. "I reached the building at 4:30am. The two brothers were migrant workers from the eastern state of Bihar and came to New Delhi eight years ago. Authorities said an electrical short circuit appeared to cause a fire that killed at least 43 people in a factory in central New Delhi early Sunday. February 16, 2020 11:36 am. Five women were rescued after a fire broke out at a clinic located in a three-storey building in northwest Delhi's Pitampura area on Sunday (August 16, 2020). The fire started at a factory space near Sadar Bazaar, New Delhi's largest wholesale market for household goods, where handbags were made by workers earning as little as two dollars per day.
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"Now, I have come here to LNJP [Lok Nayak Jai Prakash] hospital, but the police is not allowing me to go inside," he said.Mohammad Mukhtar broke down outside the hospital mortuary after hearing that his 35-year-old nephew, Zahid Ahmad, is dead.Ahmad, a father of three children, made jackets at the factory. "Fire department has completed the rescue work. The building's owner, Rihan, who goes by one name, was detained on suspicion of culpable homicide not amounting to murder, Mr Mittal said.Many of the victims were factory workers who were asleep when the blaze began, according to Yogesh, a police spokesman who uses one name. In 1997, a fire in a movie theater in New Delhi killed 59 people. Her brother-in-law carried her to safety, she said.Many of the families gathered at the hospital said they came from the impoverished border state of Bihar in eastern India, including Mohammad Moti, who was searching for his 22-year-old nephew, Mohammad Chedi. About 60 people, including casualties, were taken out of the building, officials said.While the cause of the fire is not clear, police and fire officials said they were investigating whether a manufacturing unit was operating illegally in the crowded area.They were "labourers and factory workers sleeping inside this four- or five-storied building," said Sunil Choudhary, New Delhi's deputy chief fire officer. The building’s owner, whom officials identified simply as Rehan, had also built at least one additional floor that did not meet minimum safety standards. Find Fire In Delhi Latest News, Videos & Pictures on Fire In Delhi and see latest updates, news, information from NDTV.COM.