Two workers were burnt alive and four others injured after a fire broke out on early Thursday morning at a mattress-manufacturing factory in Sonepat’s Kundli area.
Preliminary reports point to a short circuit as the possible cause, though the exact reason will be confirmed only after investigation. Police have launched an investigation into the incident and action will be taken according to the statement by the injured. By then, the flames had already turned fierce. As workers operating on day and night shifts were trapped inside the factory, an NDRF team was called in for a search operation. After several hours, the team recovered two skeletons. Their bodies have been sent to the civil hospital for post-mortem.
The police said that the fire brigade was alerted at 4.23 am and eight fire tenders from Kundli reached the spot within 23 minutes. Fire officer Rameshwar said the fire was brought under control by 10 am.
Police spokesperson Ravinder Singh said the deceased have been identified as Kanhaiya Lal and his nephew Sunil Kumar, both residents of Lakhimpur Kheri in Uttar Pradesh. Four workers were injured badly and were rushed to a private hospital in Sonepat for treatment, where three are said to be in critical condition and their treatment is underway.
