In three separate incidents of fire reported during last 24 hours, a man was killed on Sunday. Police sources said a 52-year-old driver died after a fire that broke out at the second floor of a commercial building in Kotla Mubarakpur area in South Delhi in the wee hours of Sunday. According to officials of the Delhi Fire Service (DFS), a call was received around 1.10 am and four fire engines were rushed to the spot.
“The fire broke out at second floor and spread to the third floor of the building. We managed to control the fire within 40 minutes,” said an official, adding “Three people were present inside the building but two managed to come out soon after the blaze.” The body of a 52-year-old man, who was reportedly trapped inside the building, was recovered from the second floor. He was identified as lalendra (52), who worked as a driver.
In the second incident, a bus of Uttar Pradesh Roadways caught fire near Sarai Kale Khan Inter State Bus Terminus around 8.40 am on Sunday. Passengers immediately got off the bus after the driver pointed out a smoke in the engine. Two fire tenders engines took around two hours to completely control the fire. The bus was coming from UP and was headed for Haryana’s Rewari. By the time firemen could control the fire, the bus was completely gutted.
In the third incident, a DTC (Delhi Transport Corporation) low-floor bus caught fire near Khanpur. The bus was engulfed in fire around 11.30 am while it was heading towards Mehrauli. Fire officials said two fire engines took two hours in controlling the fire, however nobody was injured.