Fire in factory at DJ Halli kills 1, injures 4

Bengaluru | Sunday | 18th August, 2019

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By Express News ServiceBENGALURU: A 25-year-old man suffocated to death while four others escaped with injuries when a fire broke out in a furniture manufacturing factory in DJ Halli at 3.30am on Saturday. DJ Halli police arrested factory owner Mansoor Khan and a case of negligence has been booked against him. The deceased is Mullar, a native of Uttar Pradesh, and the injured are Gulmar, Nazeer, Muneer and Muzbair. Police said Mullar ran into a toilet to save himself but suffocated to death. The factory employed 10 workers, all from North India, and five of them were on leave when the incident took place..