Fire at Mangolpuri, Narela factories, no casualties reported

A major fire broke out on Monday in shoe factories in Mangolpuri Industrial area and Narela. Fifteen fire tenders were rushed to the spot in Mangolpuri and seven in Narela. No casualties have been reported so far in both the incidents. According to an official, the blaze broke out on the ground floor of the factory at 9.30 am in Narela. Atul Garg, chief fire officer, Delhi Fire Services, said the blaze spread to the entire ground floor within minutes. The trigger behind the blaze is yet to be ascertained, he said. In the second incident, 15 fire tenders were rushed to the spot after a shoe factory in Mangolpuri area caught fire. The incidents come a day after a person was killed when a manufacturing unit in Karol Bagh area was gutted in fire.