A sudden and massive fire broke out in a house in Delhi's Lodhi Colony area, killing a mother and her two daughters. News of the tragedy sent shockwaves through the neighbourhood, with locals rushing to the spot as soon as they learned of the blaze.
When and where the fire broke out
According to the information available, the fire was reported at 10:21 am. The incident took place in BK Dutt Colony, which falls under the Lodhi police station area. Fire tenders rushed to the spot soon after the alert and began dousing operations. After nearly fifty minutes of effort, the fire was brought fully under control at 11:10 am, but by then the mother and her two daughters inside the house had already died.
A parking lot in Fateh Nagar also caught fire the same day
On the very same day as the Lodhi Colony tragedy, a fire also broke out in a parking area in Delhi's Fateh Nagar locality. This incident occurred at around 3:50 am. Two LPG cylinders kept in the parking lot caught fire, triggering a loud explosion that quickly spread the flames to nearby vehicles. Four vehicles were completely reduced to ashes in the fire. Fortunately, no lives were lost in this incident. Nine fire engines reached the spot and brought the blaze under control, rescuing 8 people safely in the process.
A factory in Chandan Hola was gutted by fire on July 5
This is far from the only major fire Delhi has seen recently. On July 5, a massive fire broke out at a factory in Delhi's Chandan Hola area. The factory was spread over roughly 5,000 square yards, and the fire was so severe that firefighters had to battle it for more than 8 hours. As many as 30 fire engines had to be called in to douse the flames, and it was only after a tough struggle that the fire was finally brought under control. The entire factory suffered heavy damage in the incident.
A labourers' camp near Udyog Bhawan was destroyed on June 24
Even before that, on June 24, a fire broke out at a camp housing labourers near Delhi's Udyog Bhawan area. The fire was so ferocious that the temporary shelters of nearly 200 labourers were completely burnt to ashes. Multiple fire engines had to be deployed to bring the blaze under control after a prolonged effort. While there was heavy damage to belongings in the incident, no lives were lost.
A growing pattern of fires across the capital
Such fire incidents have been surfacing repeatedly in the national capital in recent weeks. Earlier, a massive fire had broken out in a five storey building in Delhi's Tughlakabad Extension area, killing 3 people, while 8 others were rescued safely. The repeated recurrence of such incidents has once again raised questions over fire safety arrangements in buildings and labour camps across the capital.
