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Delhi's Mundka Fire News Live Updates: Building's single entry-exit point made escape difficult, officials say
Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday announced a compensation of Rs 10 lakh each to the kin of the deceased and Rs 50,000 for those injured in the Mundka building fire incident that claimed 27 lives. Search and rescue operations are under way. Stay with TOI for all updates:Read Less
Delhi Police have started the process to identify the bodies in the hospital. (IANS)
Manoj Thakur, who hails from Saharsa in Bihar, told IANS that he is trying to locate his wife Soni who was at the building at when the fire erupted.
Mundka building's single entry-exit point made escape difficult, officials say
The Mundka building which was ravaged by a fire that claimed 27 lives had a single entry and exit point, which could explain the reason for the high number of casualties, a senior fire department officer said on Saturday. The building also did not have a no-objection certificate (NOC) from the fire department, the officer added. Read more here
Guilty won't be spared: Kejriwal says at Mundka inferno site
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday arrived at the site of a massive inferno in Mundka that claimed the lives of 27 persons, saying that the "guilty won't be spared". "Whosoever is responsible for the incident, we will not spare anyone," IANS quoted Kejriwal as saying.
Deeply pained by loss of lives: Delhi LG on Mundka fire
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— LG Delhi (@LtGovDelhi) 1652504253000"A magisterial enquiry has been ordered into the incident. The families of the deceased will be given a compensation of Rs 10 lakh, while the injured will be given Rs 50,000," the chief minister said.
The Delhi government has deployed help to identify the missing and the deceased, said Kejriwal.
It was a massive blaze and the bodies were charred to such an extent that it has become difficult to identify them.
Arvind Kejriwal
Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal at the site, after a massive fire at an office building near the Mundka Metro Station on Friday, in West Delhi. Twenty-seven bodies have been recovered so far. (PTI photo)
The chief minister has also ordered a magisterial inquiry into the incident.
CM Arvind Kejriwal announces Rs 10 lakh ex-gratia for the families of dead, Rs 50,000 each to the injured. DNA test to be done to identify bodies charred beyond recognition.
24 women missing in Mundka inferno
At least 24 women and five men are still reportedly missing in the massive building fire in New Delhi's Mundka that has claimed the lives of 27 people, the latest report revealed on Saturday. The report was provided by the civil defence team at the Sanjay Gandhi Memorial Hospital where the bodies from Friday's inferno were shifted, while relatives of the missing persons kept arriving to locate their loved ones. (IANS)
Rescue mission is on. NDRF is checking if there are more bodies. 27 bodies recovered so far, 25 of them haven't been identified. Two will be identified. Forensic team will check DNA samples. 27-28 missing complaints have come in.
DCP (Outer District) Sameer Sharma
Company owners Harish Goel and Varun Goel in police custody. (ANI)
During initial enquiry, the police found that the four-storey building was used for providing office spaces to companies.
Identities of all but one of the 12 injured have been ascertained, an official said. According to a list released by the district magistrate of West Delhi, the injured are Staish (38), Pradeep (36), Ashu (22), Harjeet (23), Nitin (24), Avinash (29), Sandhya (22), Dhanvanti (21), Bimla (43), Ayesha (24) and Mamta (52).
The owners of the company, Harish Goel and his brother Varun Goel, who were detained earlier, have been arrested, deputy commissioner of police (Outer), Sameer Sharma said.
Charred human remains were found on the second floor of the building during a search operation by our fire fighters. But we cannot say if it is the remains of one body or several bodies. Though the fire has been doused, the cooling and search operations still continues.
Atul Garg, Director, Delhi Fire Services
We've received 28 missing people complaints. We are collecting complainants' details & their relation with the missing person. We have put up a helpline number from DM West. They will be informed as soon as we get any info: Sunil Kumar, civil defence, at Sanjay Gandhi Memorial Hospital
A help desk set up at Sanjay Gandhi Memorial Hospital where people injured in yesterday's incident of fire at Mundka are admitted. Civil Defence Officer, SP Tomar says, "This is to help the people whose loved ones are missing or injured, so that they get the correct info".
