Delhi Fire Tragedy: Three Labourers Killed as Blaze Engulfs Temporary Shelte

Delhi Fire Tragedy: Three men, including two brothers, were killed and another was injured early Tuesday after a fire broke out in the tent they were sleeping in East Delhi’s Anand Vihar area.

According to the police, the four men worked as casual laborers with Indraprastha Gas Limited and lived in a temporary tent on a DDA plot. They said the charred bodies of Jaggi, 30, and brothers Shyam Singh, 40, and Kanta Prasad, 37, have been recovered from the spot. Nitin Singh was injured in his leg and received a minor burn injury.

Nitin told the police that Shyam Singh noticed the fire in the tent at 2 am, woke him up, and tried to open the lock to escape but could not succeed. While Nitin managed to get out, others got trapped in the fire.

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They used a diesel lamp (dibiya) placed on a cooler stand for illumination. Around 2 AM, Shyam Singh noticed the fire and woke up the others. He attempted to unlock the gate but failed, leading to a desperate struggle to escape. While Nitin managed to break free, the others got trapped inside, ultimately succumbing to burns and asphyxiation.

"They reportedly used a small container of diesel placed on a cooler stand to light the tent. Nitin, the survivor, said that around 2 am, Shyam Singh woke up and noticed the fire. He tried to unlock the door but failed. As the blaze intensified, Nitin managed to escape but the other three got trapped and succumbed to the flames," the statement said.

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While the authorities suspect that the diesel container might have triggered the fire, a probe is on to ascertain the exact cause of the blaze, the statement said.

The bodies have been shifted to a mortuary for autopsy, and the statements of Nitin and Rampal, father of Shyam Singh and Kanta Prasad, have been recorded, police said.

A gas cylinder inside the tent exploded during the fire, intensifying the blaze. Firefighters reached the scene and doused the flames, but the damage was already done. The bodies of the deceased were recovered and sent for post-mortem.

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