Overview
- Emergency calls logged around 2:39 a.m. reported a blaze at Metro Apartments, the DMRC residential complex opposite Majlis Park Metro Station.
- The deceased were identified as Ajay Vimal, 45, his wife Neelam, 38, and their daughter Jahnvi, 10, whose bodies were found on the bed.
- Preliminary findings indicate an electrical short circuit in a room heater, and forensic teams will examine wiring, appliances, and surveillance footage.
- Residents activated the society’s firefighting equipment before responders arrived, and six fire tenders were deployed to control a fire contained to a single room.
- A firefighter named Rakesh sustained hand injuries during cooling operations and was discharged from hospital, while DMRC confirmed the loss and its cooperation with the probe; reports vary on whether the flat was on the second or fifth floor.