Overview
- A fire began in the ground-floor parking area of a five-storey building in Tughlakabad Extension and spread rapidly up stairwells, killing three members of the same family and leaving others injured.
- Emergency crews and neighbours rescued eight occupants and moved several wounded to Safdarjung and AIIMS trauma facilities, with two people reported in critical condition.
- Police and fire officials said the blaze likely started from an electrical short and burning two-wheelers, including an e-scooter that was being charged, and forensic teams are reviewing CCTV and wreckage.
- Local residents mounted improvised rescues—cutting grills, using ladders and tying sarees to help people climb down—which officials say limited further loss of life as firefighters forced open a locked terrace gate.
- The incident, reported on Friday, has focused attention on how narrow lanes, blocked escape routes and unauthorised or modified buildings increase risk in dense Delhi neighbourhoods and will shape municipal and police safety inquiries.