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Delhi Tigri Fire Kills Four as Police File FIR and Hunt Survivor Linked by CCTV

CCTV analysis indicates two customers are among the dead, with forensic confirmation pending.

The fire started at a footwear store on the ground floor. (HT Photo)
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. (HT Photo)
Over 15 people were inside the building when the fire erupted; a third-floor resident jumped to escape and suffered severe injuries, relatives said. (Arvind Yadav/HT)
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Overview

  • Police registered a negligence case against building and shop owner Satendra Gupta under BNS sections 106, 125A and 287.
  • Footage shows three friends from Najafgarh entering the footwear shop before the blaze; one fled and two are believed to be the unidentified victims as officers work to trace the survivor.
  • Investigators cite possible ignition of a petrol can or an electrical short circuit, with large stocks of leather and plastic footwear accelerating the fire; final forensic results are awaited.
  • The four-storey mixed-use building had no fire-safety arrangements and only a single narrow exit, which hindered evacuation and firefighting.
  • The dead include owner Satender and his sister Anita; a 40-year-old woman, Mamta, suffered about 25% burns and remains hospitalised after the 6:24 pm Saturday fire.