Elderly man killed as fire breaks out in factory

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Press Trust of India New Delhi
Last Updated : Aug 24 2013 | 7:55 PM IST
A 65-year-old man was killed when a fire broke out in a factory in Narela industrial area in North-West Delhi today.
The fire broke out in a plastic and clutch-plate wire manufacturing factory at Narela industrial area at 6 AM, fire department officials said.
Twenty-seven fire tenders were rushed to the spot and the flames were doused by 8.10 AM.
A charred body of an old man, presumed to be a worker, had been found and handed over to police, said a Delhi Fire Service official.
The deceased was yet to be identified.
The cause of the fire is still not known and the matter is being probed.

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First Published: Aug 24 2013 | 7:55 PM IST

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