After fire at Mukherjee Nagar, MCD orders survey of PGs in all wards of Civil Lines Zone; case of negligence against PG owner

Thirty-five girls who were trapped in the building were rescued by fire officials. The MCD said that due to suffocation caused by fire, three girls including a two-year-old who were trapped, were rescued and hospitalised. All three girls are out of danger now.

Meanwhile, the Delhi Police said they have now registered a case in the matter. They have lodged a case of negligence against the building owner and the PG owner. The building is owned by a man named Kulbhushan, who rented it to another person, Amit Kumar, who ran the PG.

Police said no arrests have been made yet and the matter is under investigation. FIR has been lodged under IPC sections 336 (act endangering life or personal safety of others), 337 (causes hurt to any person by doing any act so rashly or negligently as to endanger human life or the personal safety of others) and 338 (causing grievous hurt by act endangering life or personal safety of others).

DFS Chief Atul Garg said the PG building did not have any fire safety equipment and it does not need an NOC. Hence, there were no proper exits. “Five girls were trapped in a room. While others were rescued, they had to be picked up on shoulders and were brought down. There were no proper windows or ventilation” he said.