this is the deputy news live from berlin a major fire engulfs a factory in india's capital delhi the early morning blaze leaves more than 40 people dead most of them workers who were sleeping inside the building questions are mounting over whether the factory was following fire safety codes also coming up hong kong braces for what's expected to be the largest anti-government march in months demonstrators are calling it's the last chance for the city's probation government we'll go live to our correspondent. and favorites wins big at the

european film awards in berlin the tragicomedy takes home 8 awards including the top prize will catch you up on all the glamour and controversy well tonight. i'm calling aspen welcome to the program at least 43 people have been killed in a fire in the indian capital delhi the blaze broke out in a workshop a building in the crowded old city center early this morning officials say rescue operations are now over and the fire has been put out over the dead or workers who were sleeping inside the factory. emergency services rushed to the scene but it took time to access the 6 story building located in a congested area of delhi's old city where narrow lanes are lined with small manufacturing and storage units the apartment you buy we received

a call at 5 22 am and we initially sent 4 fire service trucks to the spot and in total 35 vehicles 150 people were deployed the rescued survivors have been sent to different hospitals in the city. the workshop produced handbags and luggage and flammable raw materials evidently fueled the fire as it swept through the building one eyewitness blamed electrical faults for the blaze oddly it was a short circuit there was a fire in 2 buildings with a common staircase. as authorities launched their investigations questions have already arisen as to whether the factory was operating with valid permits and was following fire safety codes. our correspondent nischelle just wall has been tracking this story for us she joins us now from delhi what more 1st of all do we know about the fire so far. well for all

we know that the 1st call about the incident was me it's very early local guy i'm sure the off to 5 am and toady fire tenders were rushed to the sport too and the c.e.o. where the our fire broke out is actually very congested it's also got presidentially complexes and this factory is basically a small bookshop that has a collection of small local shops in the area and the fire originated in a bag manufacturing unit and rescue operations continued through the morning the fire was controlled producing one but there has been a heavy loss of life for a lot of authorities law enforcement as well as politicians are showing up at the start of the spot and the chief minister of delhi has already said that if that didn't include he will be instituted and within 7 days they should have a report about what exactly was the cause of the fire. you mentioned that the death toll there is high we hear it's expected to rise what more do we know about the conditions in and around this building.

well called the death toll if most people who were actually walking in the factory and they were actually sleeping in the factory it's important to point out that questions are being raised about if this fact alone not so actually fire safety norms may not have been abided by a but even more importantly labor norms may not have been abided by and these workers could have been sleeping in the factory at 5 am because it is cheaper to stay the quicker it is more efficient for them to start working already so these norms are not being met and this is not the 1st such fire incident in the city just last year in january 17 people lost their lives at an eighty's the firecracker factory so the norms that are supposed to be instituted across the city but they're not implemented as kills me so officials will be looking into how to improve this as well once they figured out what exactly happened so sadly not the 1st time that we've seen fire claim dozens of lives in the city how worth already is now

responding well site called the chief minister has said that there will be an investigation but even political leaders higher up are weighing in the prime minister by mr novins or more they put out a statement on twitter saying that the incident was very tragic and the sentence condolences to the families of the victims there's been compensation announced to the families of the victims by the state government as well as the home minister has responded the president as we have been but of course while the authorities oddity acting quickly to this what will be crucial is if any of these implementations any of these norms will actually would change going forward because as you said these incidences keep repeating. you mr james wall covering that fire for us in delhi thank you very much. our now here's a check of some of the other stories making news around the world firefighters in australia are racing to contain almost a 100 bushfires in the east of the country weather conditions have eased but a heat wave with strong winds is forecast for early this coming week which will

likely mean even more severe blazes. new details have emerged about friday's fatal shooting at the u.s. naval base authorities say the suspect showed videos of mass shootings at a dinner party the night before the attack the gunman killed 3 people and wounded several others before being shot by police he was a saudi air force officer who was training at the base no links to terror groups have been discovered. while hong kong pro-democracy demonstrators are once again marching through the city in what's expected to be the largest anti-government rally in months since the 1st march to be approved by the city since august after 6 months of protests demonstrators say they want to show the world that they are not giving up city authorities and protest organizers have called for a call ahead of the rally police announced that they had arrested several people on weapons charges. our correspondent charlotte shell some pill has been covering

those protests and she joins us now from hong kong now charlotte since last month's city elections i mean those were a landslide victory for the pro-democracy movement there's been a bit of a low i mean fewer demonstrators turning out how big is this protest though shaping up to be. the street i'm sure they don't find me around the galleries very. much they. have had lots of blood that have turned out there on the world if. not the alibi for the whole time i think the right to the right right to do what i did . it's been the biggest rally so you know one thing we need people putting up and taking to the street that right now is the 1st time they've been allowed to hold another one today not just to me. now it's not clear exactly why police have

allowed this at the end of the people but if. it's. the last time i don't have i think great to have the district council election but not the courage. they say they have in any major parties and that they need to come back on the street to replace the pipes on late night and independent investigation and. the looking at pictures there we see protesters in the streets and above all wages it certainly looks call my mean protesters the government are all urging against violence after we've seen so much violence in the city how likely is it that we see a peaceful march to. the right which could i think i'd rather it not at the basic right that it's just

getting each number on the street keeping the klan was i think rather than i might add that i think this is the kind of track more people prefer that it. was going to find out the. money that they caught the casing on paper that signed up for a time it happened i was. like this cause he was the monster would not choose to remain. silent right now police i should say it's people get behind. things like thinks take that one. god that's something that will be so it was not so. much tough but if they. do what they did.

all right our correspondent charlotte shells and phil for us in hong kong thank you very much. or here in berlin the red carpet was out this weekend as it hosted the 32nd edition of the annual european film awards and one film took center stage the absolutely named the favorite the tragicomedy directed by your goes to most winning 8 awards including the top prize but the lead up to european cinemas big nights was not without controversy. i night of glamour and celebration as europe's film industry gathered in berlin for the european film awards and there was one women to rule them all. the way. is a play for. the period drama about 2 cousins vying to be the court favorites of queen and haven't won 8 awards

including best european film and best actress for i had a vehicle. i'm so touched i'm throat and i've been delaying their new video exactly what happened what happened with hip the 3rd i'm really excited antonio banderas was awarded best actor for his role in pain and glory. which are very very kind of getting emotional thank you very much to everybody who really i feel with gratitude is very important to me. and saliency atmos portrait of a lady on fire one best screenplay. away from the night successes the ceremony was also subject to controversy. the phase decision to nominate roman polanski's period drama an officer in a spy in 4 of the main categories grew condemnation from those who see polanski primarily as a man accused of sexual assault and rape but despite the nominations the film

failed to win any awards and the ceremonies focus remained on one of celebration it was saturnalia night to celebrate the german directive and i had he received a lifetime achievement award. corporation of european countries has made it possible that countries that are too small for sustaining a big film industry all of a sudden make wonderful films and become visible all of a sudden we have phenomenal films coming from those countries because the european solitary t.v. made it possible. a fitting tribute for a night of spotlight on european cinema. art sports now and soccer league leaders above are this season's wondrous league a surprise on saturday in the biggest match of the season so far they proved that they can more than hold their own against last season's champions by munich. full

conquering table toppers versus plucky underdogs just not the way round you are expecting that back welcomes buy in for a deutsche marks the 6 points are by and should have led off to just 14 minutes robert leavened dusty caressing this effort just one of the post fortunately for blood back the polls shooting boots remain at large. you're sure kimmey schwinn even closer just before the half hour mark the midfield this effort squeezing many for squirming young zama. butts replays confirm the swiss keeper does a finger to it in the me time. barely the breath of a breath 1st innings. but you can only keep them out for so long points breakthrough came through even parasitic chin the 49 minutes of his 3rd of the campaign to croatian swearing on the spot before volleying beyond a happy summer. got back to life 11 minutes later having been somebody noting

the home side level. by the algerian completely on mocked in the area by and with only themselves to blame. my late dad passed serge poor yet more drama as how the martinez has down marcus to ram inside the ball and books a referee with little choice but to flash a 2nd yellow. replay showed martinez got a little of the pull and a whole lot of the big frenchman. pennsylvania he stepped up and doubled his tally to give that back to free points 5 to see on the pitch by benji in the stands above a performance of champions from marco rosa sides. as the bundesliga title race continues to tear up the script. you're watching news from berlin coming up next

hour. documentary takes a look at the environmental impacts of your barbecue in the meantime all the latest headlines available 247 on our website that's d w dot com or follow us on twitter at news i'm comin for lent i'll be back with more news at the top the hour thanks want. the adventures of the famous naturalist and explorer. truce in the racial politics on the phone its 250th birthday we're emerging on a voyage of discovery. expedition him voyage on t.w. .