Fire

In the recent Mundka fire incident, two owners of the firm, Harish Goel and Varun Goel were arrested, said Delhi Police on May 14. Furthermore, the owner of the building Manish Lakra, which did not have safety clearance from the fire department, is absconding and a search for him is on. Notably, the massive fire which broke out in a building near Mundka metro killed 27 people till now.

In a tragic incident, approximately 35passengers traveling in a bus had a narrow escape after the vehicle caught fire in Maharashtra's Nagpur. On May 5, near the Reserve Bank square, the city civic bus running between, Mor Bhawan to Khaparkheda area, caught fire, starting from the engine side. The Nagpur Municipal Corporation's chief fire officer Rajendra Uchake said, fire tenders are dousing the fire and confirmed no casualties.

In Mumbai's Khar area, a massive fire erupted in a seven-storey building, which caused mass panic, on April 21. The incident occurred in Khar's Guru Ganeshwar Marg, when the fire started at around 10:30 am, in a flat on the fourth floor of Notan Villa building. Reportedly, at least eight fire engines, water tankers and ambulances reached the spot. Four trapped people were rescued from the terrace, reported PTI.

A massive fire broke out in Delhi's Azad market area, on April 9, leaving five people suffering minor injuries after a cylinder exploded at a shop. “The fire that broke out in a few shops in Azad Market today has been brought under control with the help of 20 fire engines. The fire was spread across 3 buildings,” reported an official. Furthermore, a rescue operation is underway.

In a tragic incident, Sanjay Kumar (45), an AC-refrigerator mechanic from Pataudi Chowk, charred to death due to an AC compressor explosion at his residence, on April 1. The incident occurred at around 8:30 am, when Kumar was sleeping in his ground floor room, and his wife and two children were resting in the first floor. Reportedly, a thick smoke caused by the explosion, prevented Kumar from being rescued.