Overview
- A blast in an e-rickshaw battery set off a fire on the first floor of a ground-plus-four building in Raghubir Nagar, West Delhi, that left two people dead.
- Police and hospital officials identified the victims as 17-year-old Mohammad Sufed and 38-year-old Sahmad who were taken to Guru Gobind Singh Hospital and declared brought dead.
- Fire teams received the call in the early hours and brought the blaze under control by about 5:25 a.m., with multiple fire tenders and a water bowser deployed to the scene.
- Investigators say the battery explosion is the preliminary trigger and they are examining on-site charging and storage practices at the rented premises to determine the exact technical cause.
- Portable e-rickshaw batteries can catch fire during overcharging or cell failure so this incident highlights known safety risks from informal charging in residential or small commercial spaces and could prompt tighter checks or enforcement in the area.