Nine people lost their lives after a massive fire swept through a four-storey residential building in Delhi’s Vivek Vihar on Sunday morning.
- Update on : May 03, 2026 09:45 pm
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The fire tragedy at a hospital in Delhi is heart-rending,” Modi wrote on X. He declared an ex gratia payment of Rs. 2 lakh from the Prime Minister’s National Relief Fund (PMNRF) for the next of kin of each deceased and Rs. 50,000 for those injured.
“The loss of lives due to a fire mishap in Delhi’s Shahdara district is extremely distressing. Condolences to those who have lost their loved ones. Praying for the speedy recovery of the injured. An ex-gratia of Rs. 2 lakh from PMNRF would be given to the next of kin of each of those who lost their lives. The injured would be given Rs. 50,000,” he wrote on X.
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Nine people died after a deadly fire ripped through a four-storied residential building in Delhi’s Vivek Vihar on Sunday. The blaze was reported in the early hours, with police saying a PCR call was received at 3:48 am at Vivek Vihar police station. Delhi Fire Services (DFS) officials said they were alerted a minute earlier, at 3:47 am, and rushed multiple teams to the spot. A total of 14 fire tenders were deployed by 5 am.
Deputy Commissioner of Police (Shahdara) Rajendra Prasad Meena noted that flats located at both the front and rear of the building made access difficult for firefighters.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday condoled the loss of lives in a massive blaze that broke out at a four-storey residential building in Vivek Vihar area of Shahdara in Delhi.
According to a statement by the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO), posted on ‘X’, “The loss of lives due to a fire mishap in Delhi’s Shahdara district is extremely distressing. Condolences to those who have lost their loved ones. Praying for the speedy recovery of the injured.”
Rescue efforts were complicated due to the building’s layout, with flats located on both sides restricting access, said Deputy Commissioner of Police Rajendra Prasad Meena.
Among the victims was a one-and-a-half-year-old child. The toddler, along with four others, was found on the second floor at the rear side of the building.
Who were the victims?
Eight of the deceased, namely Pravesh (33), Kamal (39), Ashu (35), Lado (70), Himanshi (22) and three minor girls aged 15, 6, and 3 years, were declared dead in Manipal Hospital, ANI reported.
Meanwhile, one female, Deepika (28), was declared brought dead in IGI hospital, where two people, Anil (32) and a girl (2), are undergoing treatment.
Anil, 32, and a girl aged two are under treatment, and Sachin (29) was being treated for 25 per cent burn injuries at Safdarjung Hospital, PTI reported.
The five-storey building had a cloth and cosmetic showroom on the ground and first floors, while the family of the showroom owner, Rajender Kashyap, lived on the second and third floors.
Speaking to ANI, National Disaster Relief Force Deputy Inspector Vicky Ranga said that the rescue operation is challenging as the blaze has damaged the building from the inside.
We arrived at the spot within 10 minutes, and Delhi fire service and other agencies were trying to extinguish the fire…,” he was quoted as saying.
He added, “We removed two dead bodies from there. The building is damaged on the inside… and conducting a rescue operation in such a building is a major challenge… Nearby buildings have been evacuated.”
Delhi CM Rekha Gupta orders magisterial inquiry
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Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta ordered a magisterial inquiry into the residential building fire in Delhi’s Palam.
In a post on X, Gupta said she was extremely distressed to learn about the unfortunate fire at the residential building.
The district administration, Delhi Fire Service and Delhi Police are leading the rescue operation, she said. “Magisterial enquiry has been ordered to investigate the incident,” she added.
Meanwhile, Lt Governor Taranjit Singh Sandhu said rescue and firefighting operations are being closely monitored, and all necessary support is being extended.
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The mishap in Hassan, Karnataka, is heart-rending. In this tragic hour, my thoughts are with the bereaved families. I hope those who have been injured recover at the earliest,” the PMO said in a post on X.
“An ex-gratia of Rs. 2 lakh from PMNRF would be given to the next of kin of each deceased. The injured would be given Rs. 50,000,” the X post read.
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