National Capital witnessed four fire-related incidents in the past 12 hours. In the first incident, two suspected bootleggers were killed after the car they were riding caught fire in Outer Delhi's Mundka area on Sunday night. Two of the fire incidents took place in Outer Delhi while one took place in Outer North Delhi's Narela area. A minor fire also broke out in an ATM kiosk at AIIMS on Monday.
According to Seju P Kuruvilla, the Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), Outer district, on the intervening night of Sunday and Monday a Police Control Room (PCR) call was received at Mundka police station that a car has caught fire and two persons were trapped inside the car.
"A police Emergency Response Vehicle (ERV) and Fire Service personnel reached the spot and controlled the fire. The injured persons were shifted to SGM hospital and doctor declared them brought dead.
"The deceased who were allegedly transporting illicit liquor have been identified as, Monu (28) a resident of Rohtak in Haryana and Hariom (24)," said the DCP adding that during search of the vehicle burnt cartons of different brands of illicit liquor was found in the car.
While another fire broke out in a warehouse at around 2 am in Tikri kalan area on Monday which was doused within a few hours.
A fire also broke out at an ATM kiosk and canteen situated inside the campus of AIIMS trauma centre. No one was injured in the incident.
The fire department received a call about the blaze at 3.14 am after which two fire tenders were rushed to the spot.
"The fire was brought under control by 3.50 am," said a senior Delhi Fire Services (DFS) official adding that the cause of fire is not known yet.
A fire also broke out at a plastic factory in outer Delhi's Narela area on Sunday evening. According to the fire department, the information about the fire was received at 8.31 pm and 22 fire engines were rushed to the spot.
"The factory was closed since it was Sunday and no casualties have been reported," said the fire officials.