Family wiped out in a week: Gurgaon man dies without knowing 8 of his own were killed in South Delhi B&B fire
South Delhi hotel fire tragedy deepened after Radhe Shyam Aggarwal died days after losing eight family members in the deadly blaze.
The family had come to Delhi after Radhe Shyam, in his 70s, had been in the Intensive Care Unit of Max Hospital for several days. His son, Vivek Aggarwal rented rooms at Flourish Stays, a bed-and-breakfast in Hauz Rani, just minutes from the hospital.
(Express Photo by Gajendra Yadav) Days after eight members of his extended family died in a fire at a South Delhi Bed & Breakfast (B&B) establishment, Radhe Shyam Aggarwal passed away at Max Hospital in Saket around noon on Tuesday.
He did not know that his wife, son, daughter-in-law, two granddaughters, along with three members of his extended family, had perished in the fire at Flourish Stays B&B on June 3.
Vijay Aggarwal (53), a relative, confirmed his passing. With nobody left in his immediate family, the last rites were conducted by Radhe Shyam’s brother’s sons.
Radhe Shyam, in his 70s, had been suffering from a heart ailment and was on ventilator support for the past few days, a close relative said. He had been admitted to the hospital just three days before the deadly fire that claimed 22 lives, including 13 foreign nationals.
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