Three people sustained serious burn injuries after a massive fire broke out at the Nirankari ground in Northwest Delhi’s Mukherjee Nagar, police said on Tuesday.
According to the fire department officials, the incident took place around 5pm on Tuesday evening when a cylinder exploded in the kitchen area of the Nirankari ground where Urs was taking place for the past few days. “Four fire tenders were rushed to the spot to douse the flame,” said a senior fire department officer.
“Two persons-Rukhsana, Abdul Karim and Kamalludin sustained severe burn injuries while five other people sustained minor burn injuries. At the time of the incident, Rukhsana along with her relative Abdul Karim were present at the kitchen area when the cylinder exploded.
At the time of the incident, all the injured were rushed to the Babu Jagjivan Ram hospital for treatment. Since three persons had sustained severe burn injuries, they were rushed to the Trauma Centre in Civil lines.
Police said that they have registered a case under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code at the Mukherjee Nagar police station against unknown persons.