Overview

• A gas leak from a 5 kg LPG cylinder in a Seelampur jhuggi injured a 70-year-old man, his wife, their 3-year-old granddaughter and a 14-year-old neighbor.
• Two hired workers in New Friends Colony sustained 20 percent and 50 percent burns when highly flammable sofa-cleaning thinner ignited, prompting legal action.
• Delhi Fire Service dispatched tenders to Janakpuri and Chandni Chowk house and shop fires and contained a Pankha Road blaze that damaged two buses and a car without causing injuries.
• All six burn victims were rushed to Jag Pravesh Chandra, Holy Family and Safdarjung hospitals for treatment and further care.
• Delhi Police and fire officials have launched inquiries to determine any negligence or breaches of safety protocols in these incidents.