New Delhi. More than two dozen people are reported to have died in the fire that broke out near pillar number 544 of Mundka metro station in Delhi at around 5.45 pm on Friday. So far, the bodies of 27 people have been pulled out by firefighters. 50 people have been injured in this fire. Many people jumped from the second and third floors of the building to escape the fire and landed on ropes. Many people have also suffered serious injuries in this. The owners of the building have been detained by the police. Prime Minister pic.twitter.com/MTUrPcR1VY
— ANI (@ANI) August 22, 2021
Meanwhile, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has announced the help of two lakh rupees each from the Prime Minister’s Relief Fund PMNRF for the families of those who lost their lives in this fire and 50-50 thousand rupees for the injured.
Rs. 2 lakh each from PMNRF would be given to the next of kin of those who lost their lives in the fire in Delhi. The injured would be given Rs. 50,000 : PM @narendramodi
— PMO India (@PMOIndia) May 13, 2022
According to Delhi Police, the fire broke out on the first floor of this commercial building. The fire spread on sight and it engulfed the second and third floors as well. Here the fire department first tried to extinguish the fire with 15 vehicles, but the flames were not taking the name of reducing. After this, an attempt was made to extinguish the fire through robots also. After failing in this too, more fire engines were pressed into service at night and it was successful in extinguishing the fire late in the night. According to the police, he rescued dozens of people from here. However, the death toll is expected to rise.
According to the police, from where the fire started, a company works to make internet routers and CCTV cameras. There is a possibility of plastic and other inflammable material here and it is believed that due to this the fire spread rapidly. Those whose lives have been saved in the accident are being interrogated by the police so that the reason behind the fire can be ascertained. Police have detained the owners of the building Harish Goel and Varun Goel and the fire brigade is probing whether the building had fire extinguishers and arrangements.
Delhi Police detained Harish Goel and Varun Goel, owners of the building that caught fire near Delhi’s Mundka metro station, this evening: DCP Sameer Sharma, Outer District
— ANI (@ANI) May 13, 2022