Diwali was celebrated with pomp and show, including puja, lamps and firecrackers, but there were incidents of fire in several cities—a massive fire in a garment factory in Delhi's Najafgarh (25 fire tenders) and the death of a 10-year-old child due to a rocket in Narela.
New Delhi: This time also the festival of Diwali was celebrated with great pomp across the country. On Sunday, people worshiped Lakshmi-Ganesh in their homes, lit lamps and along with this, firecrackers were also burnt till late night. But amid the happiness, sad news of fire also came out from many cities. Somewhere factories were burnt, somewhere warehouses, somewhere showrooms and somewhere market shops. Not only this, short circuit also became the cause of fire at many places.
Fire broke out in Najafgarh factory
The biggest incident in the capital Delhi came to light from Nangli Sakrawati area of Najafgarh. A massive fire broke out in a garment factory here in the evening. The fire was so intense that 25 fire engines had to be sent to the spot to extinguish it. A tragic accident took place in Narela, where a 10-year-old child died after a rocket hit his stomach.
Fire also broke out in Vijaynagar of Ghaziabad
The situation also worsened in Vijaynagar industrial area of Ghaziabad adjacent to Delhi. The fire that broke out in Nova Bolt Plastic Company here took a huge turn in no time. Materials for making plastic chairs were kept in the factory, due to which the fire spread rapidly. The fire could be controlled after much effort with the help of more than a dozen fire brigades.
Fire broke out in these states also
Fire also caused devastation in the big industrial area of Sonipat, Haryana. Here, a large quantity of goods were burnt to ashes in the fire that broke out in the factory of North West Industries, which manufactures juicer-mixers. A fire broke out due to sparks from firecrackers at the TVS bike showroom located in Savarkar Nagar, Nagpur, Maharashtra. Within no time the fire spread throughout the showroom and many bikes were burnt. Pune recorded 63 fire incidents on Diwali alone.
Electronic and steel goods worth lakhs of rupees were burnt in a fire at Krishna Steel warehouse in Patna, the capital of Bihar. In Maner, a junk shop caught fire due to sparks from firecrackers, due to which all the goods kept there were destroyed. A fire broke out due to short circuit in a plastic granule manufacturing factory in Katedan Industrial Area of Rangareddy district of Telangana and goods worth lakhs were burnt.
Two people died in Rajasthan
Two people died in a fire that broke out at a firecracker shop in Pali, Rajasthan, while three shops and several two-wheelers were also burnt. More than 12 shops were gutted in the fire in Nehru Market of Jammu. At the same time, a fire broke out late in the evening in the old hospital complex built in 1975 in Namchi, South Sikkim, although there was not much damage there. The state government has ordered an investigation into the matter.