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Fatal Fire Engulfs Mangolpuri Shoe Factory, Leaving Four Dead
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Core Event
On Friday, October 30, 2026, a blaze erupted in the basement of a three-storey shoe-manufacturing unit at B-293/294, Phase-1 of Delhi’s Mangolpuri Industrial Area. The fire was reported at approximately 9:30 p.m. Firefighters and police arrived within minutes and conducted rescue operations for several hours. Six workers were found unconscious; four were declared dead on arrival at Sanjay Gandhi Memorial Hospital and two remain under treatment.
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Background & Context
Mangolpuri’s industrial zone houses numerous small-scale manufacturing units, including footwear producers that store large inventories on-site. A separate fire on October 25 in nearby shanty settlements highlighted fire-safety concerns in the district.
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Data & Statistics
- Time of alarm: 9:30 p.m. (call received 9:31–9:32 p.m.)
- Fire response: ? 20 fire tenders dispatched by the Delhi Fire Service
- Casualties: 4 fatalities, 2 injuries (hospitalized)
- Rescues: 6 individuals rescued unconscious from the basement and upper floors
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Official Statements & Responses
Deputy Commissioner of Police (Outer District) Vikram Singh said police and fire teams reached the site promptly and that the factory owner has been summoned for questioning. He added that investigators are also interrogating the contractor and workers to establish the number of labourers present.
Fire officer ADO Paras Kumar reported the fire originated in the basement and was contained there, preventing spread to the rest of the structure. Heavy smoke forced rescuers to retrieve victims from the third- and fourth-floor staircases before the blaze was extinguished.
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On-the-Ground Reports
Rakesh Bharadwaj of CATS ambulance service said his team arrived within 5–7 minutes of the 9:50 p.m. call, hospitalized six to seven patients at Sanjay Gandhi Hospital, and rescued six people from the factory.
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Verbatim Quotes
- “The cause of the fire is being investigated. The blaze originated in the basement, after which the fire and smoke spread upwards-there was a significant amount of smoke. The factory owner has been summoned, and we are also questioning the contractor and workers to determine the total number of labourers present,” — Vikram Singh, Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) for the Outer District, Delhi Police
- “We received a call for a fire at 9.50 pm. Taking swift action, we reached the spot of the incident in 5-7 minutes. We hospitalised 6-7 patients at the Sanjay Gandhi Hospital. We do not have information on the casualties. We rescued 6 people from the site of the incident...” — Rakesh Bharadwaj
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What’s Next
Police have issued a summons to the factory owner and continue to question the contractor and workers to ascertain the total labour force present during the fire. The investigation into the fire’s origin and any potential safety violations remains open, with further updates expected from the Delhi Police and Fire Service.