A 29-year-old man was killed while his brother is critical after a drum containing chemical exploded inside their workshop due to short-circuit in southwest Delhi's Uttam Nagar area on Sunday.
The injured men have been identified as Talib and his younger brother Sahil (24). Both of them worked with their father Allauddin at the workshop where they repair sofa and other furnitures, police said. The incident took place when the two men were at the workshop, a drum which is used to store chemical foam exploded due to a short circuit following which a fire broke out inside their work station.
The fire department said they received the call at 10.14 am and two fire tenders were rushed to the spot.“There was a blast in the chemical drum. We removed two men from the house. They had over 90 per cent burn injuries and were immediately rushed to the hospital. The fire was doused by 10.55 am,” said Atul Garg, Director of Delhi Fire Service.
Injured Sahil was taken to the Deen Dayal Upadhyay hospital where the doctors declared him dead. Talib was shifted to Safdarjung hospital for treatment and is stated to be critical, said a senior police official According to Shankar Chaudhary, the Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), Dwatka district, police received a call about a fire at Om Vihar in Uttam Nagar area and rushed to the spot. "The fire was extinguished . Two CAT ambulances and a fire tender was on spot” said the DCP.