Overview
- Police confirmed two incidents hours apart left a couple dead in Shahdara’s Jagatpuri and a 72-year-old woman dead in Shaheen Bagh.
- Prem Sagar Malhotra, 75, and his wife Asha, 65, were found unconscious at their Jagatpuri home and were declared brought dead at GTB Hospital.
- Preliminary findings suggest the Shahdara fire may have been triggered by an LPG cylinder burst, with firefighters containing the blaze and forensics collecting evidence.
- In Shaheen Bagh, a 4:41 am call drew four fire tenders and four ambulances; multiple residents were rescued, and Fazila Kishwar later died during treatment.
- Authorities opened legal proceedings and are probing accidental causes, including a possible electrical short in the Shaheen Bagh blaze, as property damage to parked vehicles was recorded.