A 24-year-old man died while his brother suffered severe burn injuries on Sunday after a fire broke out in their furniture workshop in Uttam Nagar. According to the police, the fire broke out after an explosion inside a chemical drum at their workshop. The brothers, along with their father, used to repair sofa, among other furniture. DCP (Dwarka) Shankar Choudhary said the chemical drum, which is generally used for storing chemical foam for repairing sofa, exploded due to a short circuit.
The brothers were taken to a nearby hospital. While one of them was declared brought dead, the other is critical, an officer said.
Two fire tenders were rushed to the spot, said Delhi Fire Service Chief Atul Garg.
