In yet another incident, nine labourers were injured after a fire broke out in a 'nail polish manufacturing factory' in Delhi's Bawana in the early hours of Friday. Labourers were working in the night shift at the factory at the time of the incident.

According to a senior official of Delhi Fire Service (DFS), a call was received about the incident at 2:48 am. Then, 12 fire tenders were dispatched to the Bawana Industrial area.

"The fire was doused around 5 am. The victims were working when a chemical container caught fire. Nine people sustained burn injuries in the incident. Investigation suggests that the fire broke out in the basement in the three story factory which soon spread till second floor," the senior DFS official added.

"Nine people identified as Veerpal (40), Pappu (20), Bablu (20), Chhotu (21), Ravi (25), Jaggi (22), Ravi Singh (22), Kanihya (21) and Horilal (28) suffered from burn injuries while other workers in the factory managed to escape. They all were rushed to Maharishi Dayanand hospital in Bawana where they are undergoing treatment. Veerpal and Pappu suffered major burn injuries and their condition is said to be critical," said a senior police official. 

"Police are verifying the detail of factory whether it's functioning is legal or illegal. Initial probe suggests that workers used to work in three shifts here. It was a nail polish manufacturing unit. Further investigation is going on," the senior police official added.

This is the fourth fire incident reported in the National Capital in the last four days. Earlier on Tuesday deadly fire in Arpit Palace claimed 17 lives and was followed by a massive fire in which 250 juggies were gutted on Wednesday. A factory caught fire on wee hours of Thursday which was controlled on time by the Delhi Fire Service 25 fire tenders.