After Palam Blaze Kills Nine, AAP Alleges Rescue Lapses as BJP Points to Flammable Stock
Delhi has ordered a magisterial inquiry to review call timing, fire-service response and reported equipment failures at the mixed-use building.
Overview
- Nine members of one family died Wednesday when a fire swept through a multi-storey building in Palam, southwest Delhi.
- AAP Delhi chief Saurabh Bharadwaj alleged officials failed to act promptly, claiming a hydraulic lift malfunctioned and a fire tender was not moved to allow mattress-based rescues.
- Bhardwaj said residents pleaded to lay out mattresses from a nearby shop for those trapped to jump safely, asserting those requests were blocked.
- Delhi BJP president Virendra Sachdeva dismissed the accusations as theatrics and highlighted widespread talk that large quantities of flammable materials were stored on the building’s lower floors.
- Chief Minister Rekha Gupta directed a magisterial probe focusing on the emergency call timeline, response times, any equipment faults and whether inflammable stock was kept in the premises.