Three members of a family,including an 11-year-old,were injured in a fire that broke out in their hutment in Sector 25 late on Monday night. The injured were identified as Subodh (30),his pregnant wife Saroj (29) and son Deepak. Saroj and Deepak suffered 50 per cent burns and their condition is serious,doctors at the PGI,where they are admitted,said. Dinanath,a resident of the sector said the fire broke out around 2 am. We all were sleeping. Suddenly,we heard cries from Subodhs hut. His hutment was engulfed in fire. We started pouring water to douse the flames and rescued the three. But the fire spread to our hutments also, added Dinanath. Later,fire tenders took an hour to douse the flames. The exact reason of the fire could not be ascertained. The three were rushed to the Government Multi-Specialty Hospital in Sector 16 from where Saroj and Deepak were referred to the PGI after their condition deteriorated. Sub-Inspector Maninder Singh,in-charge of Sector-24 police post,said the Central Forensic Science Laboratory (CFSL) team visited the area and has collected samples. We are examining if there was any foul play in the incident. The victims are not in a position to make statements. We are waiting for the CFSL report to take further action, he added. The colony dwellers,however,suspected the hand of local miscreants behind the fire. Subodh had a fight with some notorious persons involved in criminal activities. They might have set the hut on fire, a resident said. Meanwhile,another fire was reported from the second floor of Max New York Life Office in Sector 8 on Tuesday. Fire officials said they got a call at 6 am and pressed three tenders into service. Short circuit was suspected to be the reason behind the fire. The insurance firm officials said data has been saved and retained from the server.
