Delhi BJP president Virendra Sachdeva on Monday said it is extremely unfortunate that Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leaders have been engaging in petty political commentary since Sunday over the fire incident in Bawana assembly's slum cluster.
A fire erupted at a four-storey residential building at Shaheen Bagh in south east Delhi in the early hours of Thursday, police said, adding that no casualties have been reported.
Two incidents of fire were reported from Mahakumbh 2025 on Monday at the camps of Shri Kapi Manas Mandal and the Consumer Protection Committee. However, the fires were promptly brought under control before it could cause any major damage.
Delhi Police on Tuesday registered an FIR in the unfortunate fire accident in a restaurant in the Rajouri Garden area of West Delhi.
“The figure marks the highest number of Diwali-related fire and emergency incidents in the past 13 years," stated DFS chief Atul Garg.
Meanwhile, an official of the DFS said the blaze was doused at 9.10 am. The exact cause of the fire is yet to be ascertained.
According to Delhi Fire Services (DFS) director Atul Garg, a call was received at 3:18 am regarding a fire in a restaurant at the INA Market and seven fire tenders were rushed to the spot.
According to the DFS, a call regarding the blaze was received from Pandara Road near Bikaner House at around 2.48 am, that the fire was at shop number 8, which houses a well known restaurant.
According to a fire official, a minor blaze broke out in the electricity meter panel on the ground floor of the hostel. However, no one was injured in the incident, the DFS said.
According to the police, the incident occurred in the three storeyed house of dry fruits and ghee trader Vijay Agrawal located in the Kailash Nagar locality of the city. Agrawal had his shop on the ground floor.
