4 dead in fire at electronics showroom in Raja Garden

Three women anda man, all in their 20s, who were working at an electronics showroom at Raja Garden, died in a fire at the facility on Monday afternoon.

- Jignasa Sinha

The four victims were ‘on the second floor and were trapped by the fire, which started on the first floor of Mahajan Electronics, fire department officials said.

The deceased, Aayushi, 22, Payal, 20, Amandeep Kaur, 22, and Ravi Kumar, 28, were on their lunch break and sitting ina small corridor when the incident took place. A fifth person, identified as Sandeep, also on the second floor, was rescued but is critical, police said.

Fire officials said the blaze started at 2.30pm and within minutes, engulfed the entire floor. “There were at least 20-30 people inside the building. We all ran out. We saw smoke and everyone was screaming. But five people who were on the second floor were trapped. There is only one main staircase which is the entry/exit point. We called police and Delhi Fire Services,” a staffer, who refused to be named, said.