NEW DELHI: Three separate fire incidents were reported in Delhi on Friday, leaving one youth dead and his brother injured, officials said. No casualties were reported in the other two incidents.
A 20-year-old man, Junaid, died and his brother got injured on Friday morning after a fire broke out at a laptop battery repairing shop in northeast Delhi’s Mustafabad area, police said. The blaze erupted on the ground floor of a four-storey building housing the shop.
The Delhi Fire Services (DFS) said that they were informed about the blaze at 6.24 am, following which five fire tenders were rushed to the spot to douse the blaze. The two brothers were rescued and taken to GTB Hospital, where Junaid was declared brought dead.
A case was subsequently registered under Sections 106(1), 287, and 324(4) of the BNS at the Dayalpur police station. A forensic team collected evidence from the scene. Further investigation in the case is ongoing.
In a separate incident reported at 10.32 am from south Delhi’s Munirka area, eight electrical meters installed in a residential building caught fire. A fire tender was rushed to the spot, and the blaze was successfully extinguished within about 10 minutes. No casualties were reported. The cause of is yet to be ascertained.
The third incident was reported at 10.57 am from the Bindapur area of southwest Delhi, when a fire broke out at an e-rickshaw charging station.
Two fire tenders were rushed to the spot. No injuries were reported in the incident either. The exact cause of the fire is being determined.
The DFS received more than 17,000 fire-related calls this year till November, around 14% less than last year during the corresponding period. A total of 17,194 calls were received this year from January to November, while 19,781 calls were received last year during the corresponding period.