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Faridabad fire toll rises to six as two more victims die during treatment in Delhi

Yashpal Yadav, public relations officer of Faridabad police, said that at least two people, including Vijay Monga, 65, Kalka Lubricant Trading Firm owner, are still critical and undergoing treatment.

Published on: Feb 24, 2026, 08:30:07 IST
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The death toll in the Faridabad fire rose to six after two more victims succumbed to burn injuries during treatment in Delhi, police said on Monday.

Forensic experts have collected samples of lubricants, chemicals and other items from the spot and are awaiting the report.
Forensic experts have collected samples of lubricants, chemicals and other items from the spot and are awaiting the report.

Officials said that Ranbir, 44, one of the two injured firefighters, died at AIIMS Trauma Centre at 9 pm on Sunday. Within hours of Kumar’s death, Brij Pal, 21, also succumbed to his injuries at Safdarjung hospital.

Yashpal Yadav, public relations officer of Faridabad police, said that at least two people, including Vijay Monga, 65, Kalka Lubricant Trading Firm owner, are still critical and undergoing treatment in Delhi.

Earlier, Ranbir’s colleague, Bhuvi Chand, 45, and police sub-inspector Ravi Kumar, 28, died at Safdarjung hospital on Friday and Saturday, respectively.

Vijay’s son, Abhishek Monga, 37, co-owner of the lubricant shop and his employee, Pradeep Kumar, 21, of Sanjay Colony, also died during their treatment.

Meanwhile,Yadav said that they have not been able to make any development in the case as people have either died or are still undergoing treatment.

“Forensic experts have collected samples of lubricants, chemicals and other items from the spot and are awaiting the report,” he said.

 
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Debashish Karmakar

Debashish Karmakar is a principal correspondent with the Hindustan Times, Gurugram bureau. He has a vast journalistic experience of almost 14 years of covering crime, court, power, transport, administration, weather and other beats while working across various organisations. He has been covering Gurugram, Faridabad, Nuh, Palwal and other districts of southern Haryana for more than four and a half years. He has produced several breaking and exclusive stories while reporting from the ground where he maintains a strong presence on a daily basis. He writes news articles which are hard-hitting and accurate. With his strong bureaucratic sources, he frequently writes stories to expose the failure of the system forcing authorities to take necessary course-corrective steps. Besides crime, important convictions and court orders, he also writes on human-angle stories, on power issues and challenges faced by the residents on a daily basis in Gurugram and neighbouring areas. In the past, he worked for media houses like The Times of India, where he extensively reported on important government matters and daily proceedings at the Patna High Court. He has also worked in the electronic media and had done ground coverage on the Kedarnath deluge that wrecked Uttarakhand in 2013.

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