Minor allegedly sets fire to building over money dispute:3 people reported dead in Tughlakabad fire incident so far

A new revelation has emerged from the CCTV footage investigation related to the fire that broke out in a five-storey building in Tughlakabad, Delhi, on June 12. The footage shows a minor girl seen entering before the fire, and as soon as she came out, an explosion occurred. Based on the CCTV video, the police apprehended the minor. She confessed that Sarita (27), a resident of Girinagar, Govind Puri, had incited her to do so. It is alleged that Sarita gave her petrol and matches to set fire to the scooter of Deepak, who lived on the fifth floor, over a money dispute. Sarita was doing all this at the behest of two other accused, Niranjan (33) and his brother Rajkumar (27). The trio had allegedly planned to set the fire to settle a personal vendetta. Police have arrested all four. Three people lost their lives in this accident.
6 people were rescued Six people rescued after roof lock was cut during rescue Three people—one man and two women—died in the building fire, meanwhile, six others were rescued. The blaze started in vehicles parked in the building’s parking area and gradually spread through the five-storey building. Firefighters cut open the roof lock to evacuate those trapped inside. According to the fire department, emergency calls were received between 2:35 am and 2:37 am on Thursday. After reports that several people were trapped inside the building, firefighters launched a rescue operation. The fire was brought under control by 3:45 am. 6 photos of the rescue after the fire on June 12 … Fire at 2:35 am, fire brigade reached the roof by installing a ladder At 2:45 a.m., the rescue team broke the door lock on the roof Night- 3:00 pm, two girls were rescued through the roof 3:05 am, some people were taken down with the help of sarees At 3:15 am, the fire was brought under control, the vehicles were completely burnt ‘Vehicles exploded one after another’, claim eyewitness An eyewitness said, “We live in the neighboring building. As soon as we heard about the fire, we rushed to the spot and saw vehicles parked on the ground floor exploding one after another. We used water to try to extinguish the flames.” “We also rescued people from the rear side of the building. We used sarees to help them climb down and cut through the back security grille to evacuate the girls,” the eyewitness added. Reportedly, a total of nine families live in the building, out of these, around 20 to 22 people were inside the building when the fire broke out.