Overview

• The blaze began in the first‑floor godown of Mahajan Electronics in Raja Garden and spread to the second floor during lunch, with five workers rescued; four later died of suffocation and one remains hospitalised.
• Delhi Fire Services received the call at 3:08 pm, sent five tenders, and contained the fire by about 4:10 pm, with one firefighter, Lokesh Dagar, injured during the response.
• Police identified the deceased as Aayushi (22), Payal (20), Amandeep Kaur (22) and Ravi (28), while Sandeep Sharma (25) is under treatment.
• Officials say the cause is under investigation with a short circuit suspected, and they reported a single main exit, heavy storage on the second floor, and access challenges that required drilling into the building; police also noted a locked terrace door and no windows.
• An FIR citing BNS 106 and 287 was registered and owner Manas Mahajan was arrested, as grieving families protested at the hospital and some alleged he had already secured bail.