Fire dept deploys drone to map, douse blaze in Bawana factory
Delhi Fire Services (DFS) on Tuesday used a drone to assess the spread and magnitude of a fire that broke out at a plastic granules factory in the Bawana industrial area, thus becoming the first fire department in the country to do so in a firefighting operation, DFS chief Atul Garg said, adding that no one was injured in the fire that started at the plastics factory in the morning.
Police said they received the call at 8am regarding the fire at the factory 5 in Bawana.
“The fire later engulfed all three floors of the factory building. It also spread to the adjoining building that is also owned by the same businessman,” said Sachin Kumar Singhal, additional deputy commissioner of police (outer-north.
