New Delhi, Dec 9 (AFP/APP): Two fireman who rescued 27 people were hailed as heroes Monday after Delhi’s deadliest fire in decades killed 43, prompting outrage that safety regulations were yet again ignored. The blaze early Sunday ripped through a four-storey building housing small factory units in the congested lanes of the Old Delhi district while the migrant workers inside were asleep. Fire fighter Rajesh Shukla, who carried out 11 people and was injured in a dangerous and difficult operation in the area’s narrow lanes, said he was shocked so many people were inside. “No one in the area informed us that so many people were there in the building, some said there were three or four people trapped inside,” Shulka told the Times of India daily. “I saw at least 30 people in the room (on the third floor) with most of them sleeping. A few others were dead… We were told that the labourers slept in shifts,” he said. He added that if the fire brigade had had more information sooner, then “we could have saved more lives”. Ashish Malik, who managed to carry out 16 people from the blazing building, said firefighters “had to take huge risks” … Continue reading Firemen hailed as heroes in Delhi horror blaze