Flammable material in Palam basement likely caused fire

THE initial report of the fire department states that “highly inflammable” materials were stored in the basement of a building in Palam where a recent fire incident occurred, Delhi Home Minister Ashish Sood said on Monday.

- ANUP VERMA @ New Delhi

He accused the AAP of indulging in a “blame game” and “vulture politics” over the incident, while also holding the previous government responsible for failing to modernise fire services.

"The initial fire report in the Palam incident states that only a single staircase, from ground to terrace floor, was present, which was not accessible from outside the building," Sood said in the Delhi Assembly. He added that materials such as garments, cosmetics, thinner, perfumes, and nail polish—classified as highly inflammable—were stored in the basement.