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In photos: Delhi factory fire aftermath, 43 people dead

The blaze broke out in the early hours in the city's old quarter

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A fire engine stands by the site of a fire in an alleyway, tangled in electrical wire and too narrow for vehicles to access, in New Delhi, India.
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Mehaboob Alam, center with white beard, waits outside a mortuary to identify and collect the bodies of two nephews who died in a fire in New Delhi.
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An Indian man looks at photographs, taken by police on mobile phones for identification purpose, to identify bodies of their relatives outside a mortuary in New Delhi, India.
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Mukhtar Alam, who lost his relative in a fire, cries as he waits for the body outside a mortuary in New Delhi, India.
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A man wipes his tears as he waits outside a mortuary to receive the body of his relative who died in a fire that swept through a factory where laborers were sleeping, in New Delhi.
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A woman weeps as she waits outside a mortuary to receive the body of her relative who died in a fire that swept through a factory where laborers were sleeping, in New Delhi.
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An elderly Indian Muslim, who lost two nephews in a fire, wait to receive the bodies in a mortuary in New Delhi, India.
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Mohammad Nazir Alam, second right, breaks down after identifying bodies of 6 people from his village who died in a fire, outside a mortuary in New Delhi.
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A relative of a victim of a fire that swept through a factory where laborers were sleeping, cries outside a hospital mortuary in New Delhi.
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The walls of a building stand blackened after it caught fire in New Delhi, India.
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Firemen at the site: At least 43 people have died in a factory fire in India's capital New Delhi, with the toll still expected to rise, police told AFP Sunday.
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New Delhi: Firemen and bystanders at the site of a fire in New Delhi, on Sunday, Dec. 8, 2019. (PTI Photo)(PTI12_8_2019_000003B)
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New Delhi: Police personnel and onlookers stand near a factory at Rani Jhansi Road where a major fire broke out, in New Delhi, Sunday morning, Dec. 8, 2019. At least 35 people were killed and several others injured in the mishap. (PTI Photo/Vijay Verma)(PTI12_8_2019_000007B)
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New Delhi: Police personnel and medical staff stand outside the emergency ward of Lok Nayak Hospital, where the victims of a fire in a factory at Rani Jhansi Road are being brought for treatment, in New Delhi, Sunday, Nov. 8, 2019. At least 35 people were killed in the mishap. (PTI Photo/Kamal Kishore)(PTI12_8_2019_000004B)
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New Delhi: A view of the damage caused by a fire in a factory at Rani Jhansi Road, in New Delhi, Sunday, Dec. 8, 2019. Atleast 35 people were killed and several others injured in the mishap. (PTI Photo) (PTI12_8_2019_000008B)
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New Delhi: Firefighters carry out rescue operations at Rani Jhansi Road after a major fire broke out, in New Delhi, Sunday morning, Dec. 8, 2019. Atleast 35 people were killed and several others injured in the mishap. (PTI Photo) (PTI12_8_2019_000010B)
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New Delhi: Fire tenders on their way to a factory at Rani Jhansi Road, where a major fire broke out, in New Delhi, Sunday morning, Dec. 8, 2019. Atleast 35 people were killed and several others injured in the mishap. (PTI Photo) (PTI12_8_2019_000011B)
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New Delhi: Delhi Health Minister Satyendra Jain at the site of a fire in a factory at Rani Jhansi Road, in New Delhi, Sunday morning, Dec. 8, 2019. Atleast 35 people were killed and several others injured in the mishap. (PTI Photo) (PTI12_8_2019_000012B)
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New Delhi: Onlookers stand near a factory at Rani Jhansi Road where a major fire broke out, in New Delhi, Sunday morning, Dec. 8, 2019. At least 35 people were killed and several others injured in the mishap. (PTI Photo/Vijay Verma)(PTI12_8_2019_000014B)
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New Delhi: Fire fighters carry out rescue operations at Rani Jhansi Road after a major fire broke out, in New Delhi, Sunday morning, Dec. 8, 2019
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