Bawana fire: Lieutenant Governor meets families of those killed

Health Minister Satyendra Jain, who accompanied the LG, said autopsies were conducted only on the bodies that had been identified.

"We have formed a committee to look into the matter.

People showed us wrappers of firecrackers, I do not think anyone has a licence to manufacture firecrackers in Delhi," Jain said, adding it was a serious offence.

Does not matter if the culprit is a private owner or a government official, action will be taken, he added.

The fire, which erupted on the ground floor of the two- storey firecracker storage unit in outer Delhi's Bawana industrial area, killed 17 people yesterday and injured two others.

The owner of the factory has been arrested.