One firefighter was killed and many injured when a fire broke out at battery manufacturing plant in New Delhi on Thursday, 2 January.
The battery factory collapsed in Peera Garhi, northwest Delhi, following an explosion due to a fire that took 35 fire engines more than 10 hours to extinguish, according to reports from news outlets in the city.
Although the name of the company had not been confirmed, news outlets in the city have published images showing lead-acid and lithium-ion battery maker Okaya Power’s building. The company’s headquarters are in Peera Ghari.
