Palam fire incident: NHRC notices to Delhi Chief Secretary and Police Commissioner, questions raised in Assembly also
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has taken suo motu cognizance of the fire incident that occurred on March 18, 2026 in Palam, Delhi. 9 people of the same family were killed and 3 others were injured in the incident. The Commission has issued notices to the Chief Secretary of Delhi and the Delhi Police Commissioner and asked them to submit the report within two weeks. The Commission said in its statement that according to media reports, there was a technical fault in the hydraulic crane of the fire brigade. Due to this, the rescue operation could not be completed completely on time.
Locals alleged that if the equipment had worked on time, more lives could have been saved. NHRC has issued a notice to the Chief Secretary and Delhi Police Commissioner and has sought a complete report of the incident within two weeks, so that the cause of the accident and the shortcomings in prevention can be ascertained.
Report sought within 2 weeks
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Tuesday issued a notice to the Delhi Chief Secretary and Delhi Police Commissioner and sought a detailed report within two weeks. According to media reports, the fire broke out due to a short circuit in a shop located on the ground floor and quickly spread to the upper floors. Local people tried to rescue the people trapped inside by breaking windows and walls, during which some people were also injured.
The commission said in its statement that the incident started due to a short circuit in a shop on the ground floor and quickly spread to the upper floors. Local people tried to rescue the trapped people by breaking windows and walls, in which some people were also injured. The NHRC also referred to the newspaper report published on March 19 and said that if the things stated in the report are true, then it is a serious violation of human rights. The Commission expressed hope that the report sought will also include information on the status of compensation to the victims and injured people.
Issue raised in assembly also
The issue of Palam fire accident was raised in the Delhi Assembly on Monday. Addressing the gathering, Ashish Sood of Delhi said that according to the initial report of Delhi Fire Services, the fire spread rapidly due to the presence of highly flammable material in the basement. The building had only one staircase from ground to roof, due to which direct entry from outside was not possible. However, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) questioned why the delay in rescue operations was not mentioned in the report.
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