An employee lost his life in a massive fire that broke out at the Income Tax CR Building in ITO area (Income Tax Office) 🐭in Delhi on Tuesday, May 14, afternoon. Earlier it was reported that one person was injured in the fire as well.
Fire teꦍnders were rushed to the spot and the building was immediately evacuated.
Outlook India has come to know that the deceased was identified as Satender Singh ꧟who was working in room 316 and became a casualty due to suffocation.
The source said, "Couldn't b🙈e saved Inspite of best efforts by fire fighters."
An ITO employee told Outlook 🥀India that the fire is suspected to have broken out at the third floor of the bℱuilding.
"We received a call at 3.07 pm, regarding a fire in the Income Tax CR building. We have rushed a total🦄 of 21 fire tenders. We have also informed the local police about thღe matter for further investigation and to maintain law and order," officials of the Delhi Fire Services (DFS) said.
According to some videos which turned up 𝓰on soc🐈ial media, the occupants of the building took shelter on the window ledge while escaping the fire.
In another inc๊ident on Tuesday, a fire broke out at a residential building following an explosion in two♐ gas cylinders in south Delhi, officials of the Delhi Fire Services said. No casualties were reported, they said.
Accordi♊ng to the officials they received a call at 5.16 am regarding a fire in a residential building in the Shahpur Jat area.
"After the call, three fire tenders were rushed to the spot to douse the flames," an offici♏al of the DFS said. The fire broke out after two gas cylin♌ders exploded, they said.
On Sunday, May 12, at least seven people were injured following a blast and a massive fire at a chemical factory in Delhi's Bawana area. Three of the injured were critꦓical.
"A call regardi🥂ng a fire at a factory in Sector 1, Bawana industrial area was received at 3:04 pm. Twenty fire-tenders were pressed into service to douse the flames," Delhi Fire Services (DFS) chief Atul Garg said.
Nine people 💛were rescued from the factory and rushed to a nearby🐼 hospital, he said, adding that the fire was brought under control.
Police 📖said they were informed about seven m💦edico-legal cases (MLCs) by the hospital and three of the patients were stated to be in critical condition.
