<p>New Delhi: A lethal explosion in a crackers factory operating illegally in the Burari area left five people seriously injured Sunday afternoon, an official of the Delhi Fire Services said.</p>.<p>Three of them suffered severe burns, while a fireman was wounded in his hand while trying to contain the blaze, DFS chief Atul Garg said.</p>.<p>"The fire broke out at 4.23 pm on the ground floor of a building located in Pradhan Enclave in Burari area. The premises housed an illegal crackers manufacturing unit, with residential rooms on the first floor," Garg in a statement said.</p>.<p>According to the DFS, the explosion sparked a fire, resulting in chaos in the densely populated area.</p>.<p>He said five fire tenders were immediately rushed to the site and the operation is still underway.</p>.<p>One of the injured was Himanshu, 27, who suffered almost 100 per cent burns.</p>.<p>Anand, 24 and Ravi Prakash, 22, suffered 25 per cent burns, while Vijay Pandey, 22, had his body 40 per cent burned.</p>.NIA files chargesheet in explosives seizure case against two ‘Hizbul operatives’.<p>All those severely injured were rushed to Burari Hospital and later referred to LNJP Hospital for advanced treatment.</p>.<p>The other victims are receiving treatment at Burari Hospital, Garg said.</p>.<p>During the operation, fire officer Devender Sandhu from JHP Fire Station sustained an injury to his right hand due to a secondary explosion.</p>.<p>He was given first aid by ambulance staff on-site, the DFS chief said.</p>.<p>The fire department said that the ground floor of the building, spanning 500 square yards, was illegally used for manufacturing crackers. Explosives stored in the factory aggravated the fire.</p>.<p>The people living on the first floor were unharmed and evacuated in time.</p>.<p>Witnesses described the explosions as loud, leaving a thick smoke in its wake that engulfed the area.</p>.<p>Meanwhile, Delhi Police in a statement said that the fire broke out at an event management company's storage facility.</p>.<p>None of the injured are currently fit to provide statements, read the statement.</p>.<p>Preliminary investigations suggested that the fire started in wedding items, such as clothing and cold pyrotechnics, stored at the facility. The blaze rapidly engulfed the area.</p>.<p>Police isolated the site for safety reasons and are trying to ascertain the cause of the fire. </p>
<p>New Delhi: A lethal explosion in a crackers factory operating illegally in the Burari area left five people seriously injured Sunday afternoon, an official of the Delhi Fire Services said.</p>.<p>Three of them suffered severe burns, while a fireman was wounded in his hand while trying to contain the blaze, DFS chief Atul Garg said.</p>.<p>"The fire broke out at 4.23 pm on the ground floor of a building located in Pradhan Enclave in Burari area. The premises housed an illegal crackers manufacturing unit, with residential rooms on the first floor," Garg in a statement said.</p>.<p>According to the DFS, the explosion sparked a fire, resulting in chaos in the densely populated area.</p>.<p>He said five fire tenders were immediately rushed to the site and the operation is still underway.</p>.<p>One of the injured was Himanshu, 27, who suffered almost 100 per cent burns.</p>.<p>Anand, 24 and Ravi Prakash, 22, suffered 25 per cent burns, while Vijay Pandey, 22, had his body 40 per cent burned.</p>.NIA files chargesheet in explosives seizure case against two ‘Hizbul operatives’.<p>All those severely injured were rushed to Burari Hospital and later referred to LNJP Hospital for advanced treatment.</p>.<p>The other victims are receiving treatment at Burari Hospital, Garg said.</p>.<p>During the operation, fire officer Devender Sandhu from JHP Fire Station sustained an injury to his right hand due to a secondary explosion.</p>.<p>He was given first aid by ambulance staff on-site, the DFS chief said.</p>.<p>The fire department said that the ground floor of the building, spanning 500 square yards, was illegally used for manufacturing crackers. Explosives stored in the factory aggravated the fire.</p>.<p>The people living on the first floor were unharmed and evacuated in time.</p>.<p>Witnesses described the explosions as loud, leaving a thick smoke in its wake that engulfed the area.</p>.<p>Meanwhile, Delhi Police in a statement said that the fire broke out at an event management company's storage facility.</p>.<p>None of the injured are currently fit to provide statements, read the statement.</p>.<p>Preliminary investigations suggested that the fire started in wedding items, such as clothing and cold pyrotechnics, stored at the facility. The blaze rapidly engulfed the area.</p>.<p>Police isolated the site for safety reasons and are trying to ascertain the cause of the fire. </p>