Overview
- The latest fatalities are a Faridabad fire brigade employee and probationer sub-inspector Ravi Kumar, who died during treatment in Delhi.
- The blaze on February 16 erupted at Shiv Steel Company and spread to Kalkaji Lubricants in Sector 24, Mujesar, injuring 37 people.
- Two earlier victims — Abhishek Monga, the factory owner’s son, and worker Pradeep — died on Thursday night, and owner Vijay Monga remains hospitalized.
- Police said patients with minor burns have been discharged, while others remain under care in Delhi hospitals, with at least four reported in critical condition.
- A seven-member inquiry led by the Badkhal sub-division magistrate has been constituted, and a case has been filed against the factories’ owners and managers.