Overview

• The Delhi Fire Service said it received a 1:22 pm call, dispatched 14 vehicles including a turntable ladder, and had the blaze under control by about 2:05–2:10 pm.
• Officials reported no fatalities; two girls sustained minor burns while escaping and firefighters rescued a pet dog.
• Preliminary assessments point to discarded furniture in the stilt parking catching fire, with some residents alleging firecrackers or a blast worsened the incident.
• Damage was concentrated on the stilt, upper-ground and first floors with external charring higher up; staff quarters and some vehicles were affected, not MPs’ flats.
• Residents and MP Saket Gokhale alleged delayed response and failed hydrants, MoHUA said building systems worked, a DFS official said crews may have arrived slightly late, and police are investigating potential negligence.