Survivors and family members of the deceased in New Delhi's worst fire in 20 years seek answers from authorities
Ambulences are seen as police and firefighters respond to a deadly fire that swept through a factory where laborers were sleeping, in New Delhi, India December 8, 2019, in this still image taken from video.
The blaze started early Sunday morning when more than a hundred workers were sleeping in the four-storey building located in a residential part of Delhi. “We have arrested the owner and a manager of the factory where the fire broke out, and initiated an investigation which is going to be completed soon,” Mandeep Singh Randhawa, Delhi police spokesman, told Reuters.
Fire engines had struggled to access the congested lane where the building was located, witnesses said.
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