17 dead, two injured in blaze at firecracker storage unit in Delhi's Bawana industrial area

The fire, which started at the storage unit on the ground floor of a two-storey building, ripped through the structure killing ten women and seven men.

The fire started at the storage unit on the ground floor of a two-storey building in Bawana Industrial area. This picture shows policemen and security personnel standing outside a burnt firecracker factory on the outskirts of New Delhi, early Sunday. (Pho 

The police said 10 women and 7 men were either charred to death or died of asphyxiation. The picture shows a view of the fire in the evening when it first came to local's notice. (Photo | PTI)

G C Mishra, Director, Delhi Fire Service, said that one person sustained fractures after he jumped from the second floor to save himself. The above picture shows fire fighters at the site. (Photo | PTI)

The Delhi Fire Services had received a call about the fire at the factory around 6.20 pm and 10 fire tenders were rushed to the spot. (Photo | PTI)

Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal visited the site of fire and announced Rs 5 lakh to the next of kin of the deceased and Rs 1 lakh to the injured. (Photo | PTI)

On Sunday, factory owner Manoj Jain was arrested on Sunday as a probe revealed that it was a factory of 'cold firecrackers'. (Photo | PTI)

According to recent updates, the mayor of North Delhi, Preeti Aggarwal, was caught on camera cautioning the officials from speaking against the firecracker factory. The picture shows a relative of the deceased grieving. (Photo | PTI)