Overview
- The blaze that tore through a four-storey home in Vivek Vihar on Sunday killed nine people, including a toddler.
- After visits with grieving families on Tuesday, Chief Minister Rekha Gupta ordered a magisterial inquiry and told the District Magistrate to file a report that captures agency actions and residents’ accounts.
- At a high-level review on Wednesday, she asked departments for a 10-day blueprint to guide a 25-year plan focused on manpower, equipment and enforcement.
- Government sources alleged rescue lapses such as a half-filled first tanker, delayed backup, short ladders and no rescue nets, while Delhi Fire Service officials denied this and cited a six-minute arrival, 14 tenders and 16 rescues.
- The plan also directs city agencies to curb illegal construction, clear lane encroachments, step up electrical checks, and run public awareness drives and mock drills.