3 min readNew DelhiJun 12, 2026 07:36 AM IST
First published on: Jun 12, 2026 at 07:09 AM IST
Three people were killed in a massive fire at a residential building in Delhi’s Tughlaqabad Extension early on Friday. Rescue teams managed to pull six people out of the building and shift them to a nearby hospital with assistance from the Centralised Accident and Trauma Services (CATS), officials said. The building was located in Gali No. 1 near Naya Tara Apartment on Madhyam Marg under the jurisdiction of Okhla Fire Station-I.
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DFS Assistant Divisional Officer Yashwant Singh Meena was quoted as saying by ANI the structure consists of a ground floor and five upper storeys. He noted that the building is situated in a narrow lane, making firefighting and rescue operations more difficult.
Fire department officials said multiple calls reporting a fire and people trapped inside the building were received between 2:35 am and 2:37 am.
Following the alerts, the department deployed three water tenders, two water bowsers, a breathing support unit and a Quick Response Vehicle. As more distress calls came in, an additional water tender/light fire unit was sent to the location.
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Initial findings suggested that the blaze started in vehicles parked inside the premises. Firefighters immediately began rescue efforts after receiving information that several residents were trapped.
At 3:45 am, officials reported that the fire had been brought under control. Fifteen minutes later, at 4:00 am, the DFS issued a stop message, signalling the completion of firefighting operations, although rescue work continued.
The incident comes just days after a fire at a bread & breakfast killed 23 people in South Delhi.
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Fires in Delhi-NCR
Another fire broke out in a residential society in Sector-49, Noida, on Thursday. An elderly couple was rescued by fire service personnel from their smoke-filled flat.
Earlier in the day, a fire broke out at a paying guest (PG) facility in the Kedar Building in Delhi. The residents were mostly students, who were safely evacuated.
Vehicles charred in the fire that broke out in a residential building in Tughlaqabad, Delhi, early on Friday (ANI). 
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