At least 43 people have died in a fire at a factory in New Delhi which authorities believe was caused by an electrical short circuit. Firefighters fought the blaze from 100 meters (yards) away because it broke out in one of the area's many alleyways, tangled in electrical wire and too narrow for vehicles to access, authorities at the scene said.
The fire started at a factory space near Sadar Bazaar, New Delhi's largest wholesale market for household goods.
Many of the victims were some of the 100 factory workers who were asleep in the illegal factory when the blaze began, Yogesh, a police spokesperson said.
The building is reported to have had no safety licence and faulty wiring is believed to have sparked the fire.
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