43 workers were killed at a factor in Delhi today. The makeshift backpack factory caught on fire early this morning and trapped workers inside of the building. Many of the factory workers were asleep on the floor resting between shifts and others were at work unaware of the rapidly spreading fire catching them off guard and killing them. The factory was just 600 square feet and one of many manufacturing facilities that is not up to code and was not equipped with fire extinguishers. It is believed that the fire was started by and electrical short circuit and due to the overpopulation of the factory, many workers were unable to get out and suffered injury and death from inhaling the poisonous gases.

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