Sangam Vihar fire: Police say ‘close to identifying bodies’

Two days after a major fire tore through a four-storey residential building in south Delhi's Tigri Extension, killing four people, Delhi Police said they were close to identifying the two charred bodies recovered at the scene. Investigators are trying to reach out to the victims’ families and friends to confirm their identities.

- Jignasa Sinha

The blaze broke out on Saturday around 6.30pm in a building that housed a footwear shop, a water-can store, and units dealing in car and footwear parts, along with rented rooms on the upper three floors. Around 10 to 15 people were inside at the time, most of whom escaped via the terrace. Police said those trapped on the ground and first floors died in the fire.