Najafgarh Nangli Sakrawati Garment Factory Fire, Delhi: 21 to 25 Fire Engines Sent on Diwali Evening as Flames Reach Fourth Floor, No Casualties Reported; Cause Not Known

What happened on 8 November 2026

On Sunday, 8 November 2026, which was Diwali, a fire broke out in a garment factory building in Nangli Sakrawati, Najafgarh, in south-west Delhi. The Delhi Fire Service (DFS) received the call at about 4.21 to 4.22 pm, as ANI and other outlets report. Haribhoomi and India TV place the building on the road leading to the cremation ground and describe a four-storey factory. Haribhoomi, NewsX, Times Now and Asianet say the flames spread from the ground floor to the fourth floor, and Haribhoomi attributes the fast spread to fabric and other flammable material inside.

The first dispatch was two water tenders, two water bowsers and one quick response vehicle (ANI’s later report says four fire tenders and one rescue vehicle, which is five units either way). At about 4.40 pm the control room raised it to category 4 (ETV Bharat calls it a Make-4 fire) and more vehicles were sent. At about 5.25 pm it was declared a medium fire. Reports count the vehicles differently, between 21 and 25. India TV names a Divisional Fire Officer and a Deputy Chief Fire Officer at the site, with more than 100 firefighters. Cooling operations were still going on when the evening reports were filed. A later report carrying ANI’s account, published by The News Mill at 12.42 am on 9 November, quotes Delhi Fire Service officer Rajendra Atwal: the call came at 16.21, 24 vehicles were used in all, the fire spread to an adjacent factory, and it was declared under control at 21.45, after nearly six hours of firefighting. Some temporary sheds collapsed, and eight fire tenders were to stay overnight so that the fire did not flare up again. The Lokmat Times copy of the same ANI feed says the same. We have not found a second newsroom that reports these later details, so we attribute them to ANI.

What officials and reports say

• Casualties: none reported by any outlet we opened, and ANI’s later report also says no casualty or injury was reported. Haribhoomi adds that there was no official word on whether anyone had been inside, trapped or hurt, so this is an absence of reports and not a confirmed all-clear.
• The building: Haribhoomi describes a four-storey garment factory. Amar Ujala’s headline speaks of small factories on one plot, and its text says a garment factory. The two do not match and we have not resolved it. ANI’s later report says the fire spread to an adjacent factory. It does not say how many units burnt: the Lokmat Times English copy speaks of two adjacent factories and its Hindi copy of two neighbouring factories, and both are machine-refined copies of the agency feed.
• Cause: not known. Haribhoomi says officials will look at possible causes, a short circuit and negligence among them. That is a line of inquiry, not a finding. No outlet we read links the fire to Diwali fireworks.
• Damage: not assessed. Officials told ETV Bharat that an inspection and damage assessment would come after cooling is complete.

Where reports differ and what we do not know

• Number of vehicles: 24 in all according to Delhi Fire Service officer Rajendra Atwal (ANI via The News Mill, whose opening line says 25); 25 (ANI, ETV Bharat English, Haribhoomi, Times Now, NewsX), 24 (Amar Ujala), 22 (ETV Bharat Hindi) and 21 at the site with 25 sent in all (India TV). Haribhoomi breaks the count into eight water tenders, eight bowsers, two multipurpose vehicles, one hydraulic tender and one incident response team.
• Floors: most reports say ground floor to fourth floor. India TV does not give floors.
• Name: Nangli Sakrawati is spelt Sakrawati and Sakravati across outlets.
• Not found: the factory’s owner or name, whether workers were on the premises on a festival Sunday, whether the building had fire clearance, the time the fire was fully out (ANI gives 9.45 pm for under control, with cooling going on overnight), any damage figure, and any report after 12.42 am on 9 November (we looked again on 9 November).

Why this case matters

Garment units hold exactly what burns best: rolls of fabric, thread, packing plastic and cartons, often stacked on every floor of a narrow building. A fire that starts on the ground floor can climb the stairwell and reach the top floor before the first engines arrive. Twenty-odd fire engines and a hydraulic platform were needed here, ANI says it took nearly six hours to bring under control and it reached a second factory, and that is a measure of how big the blaze became. Nobody is reported hurt, and the date, a holiday Sunday, may be part of the reason, but the reports do not say so and we do not infer it.

Delhi has seen many factory fires this season. The Mayapuri factory fire took 15 hours to control, and the Mangolpuri shoe factory fire killed four workers with exits reported blocked. They are separate incidents and nothing links them to this one. For the safeguards that apply, see our guide to factory fire exits, and for the city numbers see the Delhi fire brigade numbers and safety guide.

What owners, workers and neighbours can do

• Owners: keep fabric, packing and cartons stacked away from wiring and the stairwell, keep the stairs and exits clear and unlocked while people are inside, and fit working alarms and extinguishers on every floor. Ask for a fire audit and keep the clearance current.
• Workers: know both ways out from your floor. If the alarm rings or you smell smoke, leave at once by the stairs, do not use the lift and do not go back for stock or phones.
• Neighbours: keep the lane clear for engines, shut windows against smoke, and move children and the elderly away if the smoke is thick. Our note on smoke from a nearby fire explains what to do.
• Call early: dial 101 or 112 as soon as you see flames and give the landmark. See Emergency numbers in India and how to call 112, 101 or 108.