NEW DELHI (AFP): A New Delhi factory collapsed on firefighters Thursday (Jan 2) as they tackled the third major blaze in the Indian capital in less than a month, officials said.|/p
Smoke rises after a factory caught fire and collapsed in Peera Garhi area in western New Delhi, India on Jan. 2, 2020. - AP
Twelve people, mainly firefighters, suffered injuries and one remained trapped inside the battery factory seven hours after the alert was raised, an emergency services spokesman said. Fire that tore through a bag factory on December 9 killed 43 people, while nine others died in a later incident.
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