Four labourers were burnt to death Wednesday when the footwear factory they worked in was gutted in west Delhi, police said.
Two men were working and five were sleeping in the factory in Sultanpur area at 4.30 a.m. when the building caught fire. At least 12 fire tenders reached the spot and the flames were doused within two hours, an official said.
"It was a single floor building. The labourers tried to get out through the door, but it was blocked. Three of the men pushed open a window and jumped out to safety, while the other four were trapped inside. A bystander called the fire department at about 4.30 a.m.," he added.
The four workers who died were identified as Rambir, 22, Gopal, 25, Sunil, 18, and Sat Narayan, 45. Three escaped with burn injuries.
A case has been registered against the footwear factory owner Ram Kumar for causing death due to negligence, the official said.