The condition of five people who were exposed to radioactive material at a scrap market in New Delhi is very critical. Doctors attending on them say that their bone marrow is significantly damaged. <br/><br/>Scrap metal dealer Deepak Jain suffered severe burns and is battling for life at the Indraprashtha Apollo Hospital while four others — Gaurav, Rajendra Prasad, Ramjee Yadav and Ram Kalab – have been admitted to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences. <br/><br/>The radiation was caused by exposure to radioactive material Cobalt 60. It is a hard, brittle and shiny metallic element found associated with nickel, silver, lead, copper and iron ore. It resembles nickel and iron.<br/><br/>The Crisis Management Group in the Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) and a team of officers from DAE and AERB was sent to the site with a wide range of radiation monitoring and detecting equipment for prompt identification and recovery of the radioactive pieces and their safe disposal. <br/><br/>The team monitored the radiation levels at various positions at the scrap shop and in the adjoining areas.<br/><br/>AIR correspondent reports after source of radiation was located and then shielded with locally available steel scrap to reduce the radiation level in the surrounding. The area has been sanitised.