Delhi Fire Tragedy: Three Killed as Blaze Engulfs Tughlakabad Residential Building

Three people including a 22-year-old man and two women died in a fire incident in multi-storey residential building in southeast Delhi’s Tughlakabad on Friday. After the Malviya Nagar fire tragedy, these incidents have left people in shock.

According to officials, the incident took place in early hours of the morning around 2:03 am.

The incident was reported from a building located in Gali No. 1 near Naya Tara Apartment on Madhyam Marg, which comes under the Okhla Fire Station-1 area.

The fire blaze erupted in the parking area on the ground floor of a building comprising a ground floor and five upper storeys.

According to the fire department, at least eight injured people were evacuated earlier and shifted to the AIIMS Trauma Centre for treatment.

What caused the fire?

Investigation revealed that the fire incident occurred due to an electric short circuit on the ground floor and at least 7 two wheelers parked there, including an electric vehicle that was being charged, were engulfed in the fire.

To control the fire, the department dispached three water tenders, two water bowers, one breathing support unit and one quick response vehicle. As more distress calls came in, an additional water tender and light fire unit were also deployed.

Rescue operation launched

Along with ADO Meena, the firefighting and rescue operation was led by Station Training Officer (STO) Mukul Bhardwaj, Station Officer (SO) Samarth Lal and Station Officer (SO) Raj Kumar.

The building was situated in a narrow street and has 5 floors which caused difficulties in the rescue operation.

At 4:00 am, the DFS issued a stop message, indicating that firefighting operations had been completed.

Rescue efforts continued even after the fire was contained.

Firefighters also rescued one more person from the building during the final phase of the operation, taking the total number of people rescued by DFS personnel to six.

Malviya Nagar Fire Tragedy

Max Hospital, Saket received 39 patients from the Malviya Nagar incident where 18 were brought dead, 15 were admitted to intensive care units and 8 patients remain on ventilator support and were in critical condition. 

Several of the deceased were reported to be foreign nationals who had travelled to Delhi for medical treatment and were staying at the accommodation facility.