Major fire at slum in Delhi; none hurt
According to the Delhi Fire Services (DFS), a fire call was received at around 3 am in the morning from the Kanchan Kunj Madanpur Khadar area. Total 11 fire tenders were rushed to the spot to douse the flames.
On Saturday evening, three students died due to flood and water logging in the basement owing to heavy rainfall.
After three aspiring civil servants died in the flooded basement of Rau’s IAS Study Circle, a popular coaching centre at Old Rajendra Nagar, students came out in dissent against the “negligence” of the government.
On Saturday evening, three students died due to flood and water logging in the basement owing to heavy rainfall.
Calling the situation “complete negligence” of the government, a protestor said: “MCD says it is a disaster but I would say that this is complete negligence. Knee-deep water gets logged in half an hour of rain. My landlord said that he had been asking the councillor for the last 10-12 days that the drain must be cleaned.”
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Two female and one male UPSC aspirant died while a few others were trapped for several hours after water suddenly entered the basement of the coaching centre.
The Delhi Fire Services (DFS) reportedly received a call about waterlogging from the Rau’s IAS Study Centre at around 7 p.m. on Saturday, after which five fire engines were dispatched to assist in rescue operations.
Teams from the National Disaster Response Force were also at the spot.
“The unfortunate incident took place at one coaching centre at Old Rajendra Nagar, at the conclusion of search and rescue operations, 3 dead bodies were recovered. Their families have been informed,” Delhi Police posted on X.
While rescue operations are still underway and water is being pumped out, the bodies have been sent to the hospital for further legal action.
“There is still about seven feet of water in the basement,” a top official said.
“We have registered a criminal case. Our forensic teams are here. The process of collecting forensic evidence is underway. We are committed to the fact that we should have a proper investigation. We are committed to registering a strong case and finding out the truth. Two people have been detained so far,” the official added.
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