Faridabad, February 16 More than 35 people were rushed to hospitals with burns after a major fire at a factory in Sector 24 on Monday afternoon, officials said.
All of them were workers, except for two, who were police officers involved in the firefight.
The fire broke out around 4 pm when a spark ignited a drum filled with chemicals, leading to a series of explosions.
The fire quickly spread, engulfing the entire factory and completely destroying a section of the factory, which used CNC machines to cut steel plates, officials said.
An eyewitness said that there were about 20-25 drums, which exploded one after another. The blasts reduced two-wheelers and cars parked within a 100-meter radius to charred remains.
Several fire brigades were deployed. By the time this report was filed, the fire had been extinguished.
Of the injured, 12 were admitted to the Badshah Khan Government Hospital, and the rest to private hospitals.
Meanwhile, the police have launched an investigation and are questioning the factory owner.