45 killed in 2019 fire incident in Anaj Mandi factory, Delhi HC told

NEW DELHI: Over 40 people, including nine minors, lost their lives in the December 2019 fire that broke out at a factory in Anaj Mandi here, which was illegally storing and using highly inflammable material without safety precautions, Delhi high court was informed on Wednesday.
Delhi Police, in its status report dated January 10, informed the court that out of the 45 deceased, the youngest was 12, while six children suffered injuries.
A bench of Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Subramonium Prasad said it will pass an order on a plea by NGO Bachpan Bachao Andolan seeking direction to authorities to probe the the angle of child trafficking and child labour. PTI