A woman died and her mother was injured due to ‘suffocation’ after a fire broke out on Monday at an upscale society in Gurugram.
The deceased has been identified as Swati Garg (30) a native of Madhya Pradesh, who was an interior designer by profession and her mother, was identified as Vaishali, who was admitted to a hospital. According to officials from the fire department, the mishap took place in tower B6 of Tulip Orange located in Sector 70.
At around 2:28 am, the department received a call following which four fire tenders rushed to the spot - two each from Sector 29 and Sector 37 fire stations. The officials suspect that a fire seems to have been caused by a short circuit.
“The fire broke out at the electrical metre of the building on the ground floor and spread through the electrical shaft. It took us an hour to control the flame,” said Ishwar Singh Kashyap, Fire Officer.
While residents in 39 out of the 40 flats remained inside their homes in the nine-storeyed-building and waited for firefighters to arrive, the deceased woman, along with her husband, mother and daughter tried to escape from the fifth floor, eyewitnesses said.
“In the dark, the husband and daughter went downstairs while both women moved towards the terrace which was locked,” Vikas Ranjan, ex RWA president of Tulip Orange, said.
“The duo was found lying outside the terrace when the firefighters had arrived. She must have died due to suffocation while her mother admitted in a hospital for the treatment,” Kashyap said.
“The body has been handed over to the deceased family members after an autopsy and an FIR was registered against the owner of the Tulip InfoTech Praveen Jain, Eiffel Facility services and District Town and Country Planning (DTCP) department at Badshahpur police station,” said Subhash Boken, PRO of Gurugram police.