Delhi Fire Accident: Delhi fire victims can be identified only after DNA test, people become skeletons due to fire

New Delhi. A massive fire broke out in a four-storey residential building in East Delhi’s Vivek Vihar in the early hours of Sunday, killing nine people and injuring many others. The fire spread so fast that many people could not come out to save their lives and lost their lives.

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According to preliminary information, the fire started due to an explosion in the air conditioner (AC) located at the rear of the second floor of the building. The incident occurred around 3:30 am, when most people were fast asleep. The flames spread immediately and reached the third floor. When the fire broke out, many residents tried to escape. Some people ran towards the terrace to save their lives, but unfortunately, due to the door of the terrace being closed, they got trapped there and burnt to death on the stairs. Four people present on the floor where the fire broke out also became victims of this fire.

Rescue teams were successful in evacuating people living at the front of the building, but rescuing those trapped at the rear proved difficult. The bodies of the deceased have been burnt to such an extent that it is becoming difficult to identify them. According to the Fire Department, bodies of three people were found on the bed, which shows the magnitude of the fire that they did not even get a chance to get up from the bed. Police have so far confirmed the death of nine people, while several others have been injured.

The flames had engulfed the flats on the second, third and fourth floors of the building. During the fire extinguishing operation, around 10 to 15 people were evacuated safely, two of whom sustained minor injuries. Many fire brigade vehicles were involved in the rescue operation, who worked hard to control the fire. A senior police officer said, “Around 10 to 15 people were safely evacuated from the building during the fire extinguishing operation. Two of them had minor injuries and have been admitted to Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital. A total of 12 fire tenders were rushed to the spot to control the fire, while teams from Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA), traffic police and local police assisted in the rescue efforts and evacuation of people.” Of.

Police said that the fire was brought under control after several hours of effort. Police said that the dead have not been identified yet and efforts are on to find out the cause of the fire. According to Delhi Fire Service, after controlling the fire, ‘STOP’ message was received from DO Mukesh Verma at around 8:00 am. Fire officials said the fire broke out in household items kept in at least six flats in the building. During the rescue operation, nine charred bodies were recovered from different floors, one from the first floor, five from the second floor and three from the closed stairs. It is feared that these people were trying to escape through the stairs, but due to the lock not being open, they could not escape and were burnt alive. These dead bodies were handed over to the Delhi Police team.

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According to Delhi Police, the fire spread to flats on the second, third and fourth floors, and around 10-15 people were rescued, of whom two with minor injuries were admitted to Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital. Local city councilor Pankaj Luthra said that the rescue and search operation is still going on.

Local Municipal Councilor Pankaj Luthra says, as soon as I received the information, I immediately reached the spot. I have just come down from the upper floors. Five bodies were found in the rear part of the second floor. Another body was found in the rear, and three bodies were found on the top floor. It is impossible to identify right now.

We are still investigating further, but until the DNA test is done, we will not be able to find out the gender of the victims. A total of nine dead bodies have been confirmed. People are citing short circuit as the reason, but nothing has been officially confirmed yet about the exact cause of the incident.

BJP MLA Sanjay Goyal said, “This is a very tragic incident. This incident happened in a building located in Block B of Vivek Vihar. There are eight flats in this building. Due to short circuit, the fire broke out at around 3:45 in the morning and spread to all four floors of the building. Because some people could not open the lock, they lost their lives.

The bodies are being taken to the mortuary of GTB Hospital for identification. Some dead bodies have turned into skeletons. They will be identified through DNA sampling. Police have taken photographs of the dead bodies for identification. Short circuit is being said to be the main reason behind this incident. However, some people say that this happened due to the explosion in the AC.

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Deceased on second floor (rear side)
1. Arvind Jain (60) son of Chhote Lal
2. Anita Jain (58) wife of Arvind Jain
3. Nishant Jain (35) son of Arvind Jain
4. Aanchal Jain (33) wife of Nishant Jain
5. Master Akash Jain son of Nishant Jain, age – 1.5 years

dead on first floor
1. Shikha Jain (45) wife Naveen

Deceased on third floor – members of the same family:
1. Nitin Jain (50)
2. Shailey Jain (48) wife of Nitin Jain
3. Samyak Jain (25) son of Nitin Jain
Injured: Naveen Jain; Age – 48 years

Sanjay Jain, brother-in-law of Arvind Jain, who lost his life in the Vivek Vihar accident, said that about ten years ago the family had shifted from Gautampuri in Seelampur to Vivek Vihar. The bodies have been completely burnt. DNA of Arvind’s son Deepak has been taken. Deepak had gone to Manesar to celebrate his son’s birthday. At night there was a conversation with Arvind’s younger son Nishant on video call. The whole family was going to celebrate the birthday today. Nishant was CAS by profession. Deepak is CA. There is an office in Connaught Place. Sanjay told that in this accident he has lost his brother-in-law, sister, nephew and his wife and Nishant’s one and a half year old son Aaru. Nine bodies have been brought to GTB Hospital for post-mortem. Two are injured. The condition of one of them remains critical.