On 19.05.2022, 1 person died, and six were injured due to an outbreak of fire in the factories located in Mustafabad located in the north-east Delhi. The factories were operating without the Fire NOC. The fire no objection certificate is a document issued by the fire departments of each state. The document certifies that the building or the area of operation is fire resistant and will not be having any fire-related accidents in the near future.
Similar fire incidents were reported in Delhi, one involving a sellotape manufacturing factory in the Bawana that had no causalities and the other in a four-storied building in Munirka. Unfortunately, twentyseven people lost their lives, out of which only eight have been identified till now. Doctors are examining the DNA samples of other victims in the forensic labs.