Four of family die in house fire in Delhi
New Delhi Oct 26 PTI Four members of a family died on Tuesday after a fire broke out on the third floor of a building in East Delhis Old Seemapuri area officials saidThe incident took place when the victims were asleep they saidThe deceased have been identified as Horilal 59 his wife Reena 55 their son Ashu 24 and daughter Rohini 18 The family members were sleeping on the third floor of the house while their 22-year-old son Akshay had a narrow escape as he was sleeping on the second floor they saidA call about the fire was received at around 4 am and four fire tenders with 16 fire-fighters were rushed to the spot said Atul Garg director Delhi Fire ServicesDomestic articles in a room on the third floor of the house caught fire resulting in the death of four people The victims were found dead on the spot The building comprised ground plus three floors and situated in an area of about 25 square yards he said adding that it was a minor fireThe fire officer however has ruled out any incident of short-circuit and based on their preliminary inquiry they suspect that either a mosquito coil or an agarbatti incense stick kept in the room could have sparked the fire which spread to the clothes kept on the table and later to the curtainsDeputy Commissioner of Police Shahadra R Sathiyasundaram said Our police team and Delhi Fire Services staff reached the spot immediately and the fire was brought under control The crime team officials from Forensic Science Laboratory and other senior officials also visited the scene of incidence Police said the fire might have broke out and spread across the third floor of the building The victims did sustain burn injuries and might have died due to suffocation after inhaling smoke but only the post-mortem report will be able to ascertain the exact cause of death and ascertain the extent of burn injuriesAkshay the only surviving member of the family works as a labourer in Sahibabad in Uttar Pradesh He had come home post midnight after work He went to the third floor to get food and later slept on the second floor He survived since the fire did not spread from the third floor of the building police saidRecalling last night he said Around 4 am I heard my neighbours screaming my mothers name When I came out they said that the glass of the window of third floor where my four family members were sleeping was broken and smoke was coming out of it I was on the second floor and went upstairs but there was heavy smoke I came downstairs and again went up with neighbours to check on themThe window glass was broken and there were signs of struggle on the main gate as my brother tried to open it Later police and fire brigade were informed about the incident he said with griefHorilal was working as a peon in Shastri Bhawan Delhi and was due to retire in March 2022 His wife worked as a sweeper in MCD His daughter was a class 12 student at a government school while his son was unemployed they saidAll the bodies have been shifted to Guru Teg Bahadur hospital mortuary for post-mortem they saidA case has been registered under IPC section 436 mischief by fire or explosive substance with intent to destroy house and 304A causing death by negligence the DCP saidThe second and third floors were owned by the deceaseds family while rest of the floors was occupied by other families police saidPTI AMP NIT SRY
New Delhi Oct 26 PTI Four members of a family died on Tuesday after a fire broke out on the third floor of a building in East Delhis Old Seemapuri area officials saidThe incident took place when the victims were asleep they saidThe deceased have been identified as Horilal 59 his wife Reena 55 their son Ashu 24 and daughter Rohini 18 The family members were sleeping on the third floor of the house while their 22-year-old son Akshay had a narrow escape as he was sleeping on the second floor they saidA call about the fire was received at around 4 am and four fire tenders with 16 fire-fighters were rushed to the spot said Atul Garg director Delhi Fire ServicesDomestic articles in a room on the third floor of the house caught fire resulting in the death of four people The victims were found dead on the spot The building comprised ground plus three floors and situated in an area of about 25 square yards he said adding that it was a minor fireThe fire officer however has ruled out any incident of short-circuit and based on their preliminary inquiry they suspect that either a mosquito coil or an agarbatti incense stick kept in the room could have sparked the fire which spread to the clothes kept on the table and later to the curtainsDeputy Commissioner of Police Shahadra R Sathiyasundaram said Our police team and Delhi Fire Services staff reached the spot immediately and the fire was brought under control The crime team officials from Forensic Science Laboratory and other senior officials also visited the scene of incidence Police said the fire might have broke out and spread across the third floor of the building The victims did sustain burn injuries and might have died due to suffocation after inhaling smoke but only the post-mortem report will be able to ascertain the exact cause of death and ascertain the extent of burn injuriesAkshay the only surviving member of the family works as a labourer in Sahibabad in Uttar Pradesh He had come home post midnight after work He went to the third floor to get food and later slept on the second floor He survived since the fire did not spread from the third floor of the building police saidRecalling last night he said Around 4 am I heard my neighbours screaming my mothers name When I came out they said that the glass of the window of third floor where my four family members were sleeping was broken and smoke was coming out of it I was on the second floor and went upstairs but there was heavy smoke I came downstairs and again went up with neighbours to check on themThe window glass was broken and there were signs of struggle on the main gate as my brother tried to open it Later police and fire brigade were informed about the incident he said with griefHorilal was working as a peon in Shastri Bhawan Delhi and was due to retire in March 2022 His wife worked as a sweeper in MCD His daughter was a class 12 student at a government school while his son was unemployed they saidAll the bodies have been shifted to Guru Teg Bahadur hospital mortuary for post-mortem they saidA case has been registered under IPC section 436 mischief by fire or explosive substance with intent to destroy house and 304A causing death by negligence the DCP saidThe second and third floors were owned by the deceaseds family while rest of the floors was occupied by other families police saidPTI AMP NIT SRY
