Gurugram, June 22
Around 8 people are reported to have died due to an explosion in a fire extinguisher manufacturing company in Daulatabad industrial area of Gurugram in Haryana. According to the information received, a large number of houses and industries in the surrounding area have been heavily damaged due to the explosion. Assistant Fire Officer Saini said that at 2:45 am on Saturday, Sanjay Kumar Constable called the Bhim Nagar Fire Department and informed that there has been an explosion in the Daulatabad Industrial Area and due to this a terrible fire broke out.
As soon as the incident was reported, about a dozen vehicles of the fire brigade office from Bhimnagar and Sector-29 of Gurugram reached the spot and after much difficulty, the fire was brought under control. It has been told that 5 people were taken out of the place of the incident in an injured condition and taken to the hospital, while 2 people died and one person is missing, whose search is on. He said that the blast was so powerful that many houses and industries around were heavily damaged. The police department said that a case has been registered against the factory owner and managers and the investigation is on. So far, the administration has not confirmed the death of 8 people in this incident.