US EditionDelhi Tragedy: 7 Dead as Fire Breaks Out in Palam Building; L-G Says Rescue and Firefighting Operations Underway
- On Wednesday morning in Palam, a massive fire broke out in a residential building after a distress call around 7 am reported a blaze near Palam Metro Station.
- Authorities say the cause is not yet known as the blaze quickly engulfed the multi-storey residential building, overwhelming initial response while investigators continue the ongoing operation.
- Responders mobilised rapidly, sending at least 30 fire tenders while police and other emergency services assisted as eyewitnesses reported thick black smoke and intense flames across multiple floors.
- Officials warned some people may be trapped and rescue teams are searching, while there is no immediate confirmation on casualties as operations continue.
- In the close-knit Brijeshwari Annexe community, firefighting and rescue crews remain on site as officials work to douse the blaze and locate occupants, disrupting local life.
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The number of fatalities in the fire incident at a multi-storey residential building in Delhi's Palam area on Wednesday has risen to nine, prompting Chief Minister Rekha Gupta to initiate a magisterial investigation. 📰 Delhi Fire Update: Death Toll Rises to 9 After Blaze in Cloth Shop at Ram Chowk Market in Palam, CM Rekha Gupta Orders Magisterial Probe (Watch Videos).
Three children among nine of family killed in fire in Delhi
New Delhi: As many as Nine members of a family, including three children, died after a fire broke out in a multi-storey residential building in southwest Delhi’s Palam area on Wednesday, March 18 morning, officials said. Three others were injured, two of them jumped from the building at Ram Chowk Market near Palam Metro Station in a desperate attempt to escape the flames, they said. The five-storey building had a cloth and cosmetic showroom on t…
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The Economic Times3 children among 9 family members killed in tragic Palam building fire in Delhi
A devastating fire swept through a residential building in Palam, Delhi early Wednesday morning. Nine members of a family, including three young children, tragically lost their lives. Two individuals bravely jumped from the burning structure to escape the flames and are currently receiving hospital treatment. A large-scale firefighting operation was swiftly launched to combat the blaze.
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