An 83-year-old woman died and her granddaughter sustained injuries after they jumped from the fourth floor of an apartment building in the Indian capital Delhi’s Dwarka locality following a massive blaze that erupted in their house, said police, on Wednesday (Feb 21).
The victims were identified as Jasuri Devi, 83, and 30-year-old Pooja Pant who sustained injuries. The incident took place in the Pacific Apartment in southwest Delhi’s Dwarka around Wednesday afternoon.
The owner and his grandson have been arrested in connection with a building fire in Delhi that resulted in the death of four people. The police have charged them under Section 304 of IPC for culpable homicide and Section 285 for negligent conduct. The investigation revealed several lapses on the part of the building owners, including illegally stocking combustible material and locking the terrace.
NEW DELHI: A segment of a two-story building, which accommodated an auto spare part manufacturing unit, crumbled after a fire in the Kashmiri Gate loc.
A middle-aged woman died as fire broke out in a residential building in East Delhi s Shakarpur during the early hours of Tuesday. Fire and rescue services rushed to the spot and rescued 26 persons from the building.