Massive fire engulfs MPs’ flats near RML Hosp; no casualties reported

NEW DELHI: A massive fire broke out at Brahmaputra Apartments, where several flats are allotted to Members of Parliament (MPs), near Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital in central Delhi on Saturday, officials said.

- OUR CORRESPONDENT

While no casualties were reported, two girls -- aged 13 and 18 -- sustained minor burn injuries while escaping from the building, they said, adding that a dog was also rescued from the third floor with minor injuries.

Fourteen fire tenders were rushed to the spot after a call was received at 1.22 pm. The blaze was brought under control by 2.10 pm, they said.

According to the Delhi Fire Services (DFS), the blaze started at one of the residential towers at around 1.10 pm from the stilt parking area of the eight-storey building, located close to the Parliament.

The building has servants’ quarters on the first three floors and flats allotted to MPs on the upper floors.

The fire began in furniture and wooden household items stored in the ground-floor parking space and quickly spread upwards.

Residents alleged that some children were bursting firecrackers near some discarded couches and furniture, which resulted in the blaze. A few also claimed that a gas pipeline and a cylinder blast worsened the fire.