Delhi fire

Dahiya was among the firefighters dispatched from Jwala Heri fire station to douse a fire in the Peeragarhi industrial area around 6am. read more

Multiplicity of authority in Delhi, which is not a full state, is one of the biggest reasons why one agency can’t be held responsible for such incidents. read more

The protesting labourers said the factory owners were not allowing them access to the factories which also served as their residence. read more

The crowded rooms and lack of ventilation meant most people inhaled a lot of smoke resulting in inhalation injuries, or acute injuries to the lungs and respiratory system. read more

Firefighters had started the rescue at 5.25am. By 9.58am, the toll had risen to 43. Atul Garg, director of Delhi Fire Service, said the fire department used 30 fire tenders, more than 150 men and 1.5 lakh litres of water. read more

In the first wave of rescue operations, fire fighters evacuated 12 unconscious people from the burning building. read more

Teams of the Delhi Fire Service, National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and the police are at the site to help in rescue operations. read more

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After Zoha, a Kashmiri, died while trying to jump from the balcony of her house to save herself in the fire at south Delhi’s Zakir Nagar, her friends and relatives struggled to inform her parents in Srinagar in the absence of any communication netwo... read more

Tenant alleges the couple’s absconding son was a drug addict who was often “aggressive and abusive” towards his parents. read more

Delhi Fire Service officials say the bire broke out around 10.14pm on Friday due to short circuit. read more

By the time the door was unlocked, more than 40 workers had already been rescued by neighbours who used mattresses, ladders, sarees and bedsheets to help them climb out from the windows or jump over to adjacent buildings. read more