The Delhi High Court on Friday took suo moto Cognizance of the Mukherjee Nagar fire incident after taking note of the newspaper report and WhatsApp messages circulating on social media.
Delhi High court on Friday took suo moto cognizance of Mukherjee Nagar Fire Incident. Vacation bench issued notice to Delhi Fire service, Delhi police and MCD and sought response within two weeks. The bench also directed the Delhi Fire services to conduct fire safety audit and to check fire
"A total of 15 fire engines are present at the spot. No injuries have been reported. Efforts are underway to douse the fire," Sarvajeet, an official with Delhi Fire Service told ANI.
Twenty newborns were rescued by the Delhi Fire Service (DFS) after a fire broke out in the room of a newborn hospital in Vaishali Colony, New Delhi, the police said on Friday.
Following the accident, the gas started leaking out of the tanker bearing registration number AS-01FC-5453, and the police and fire services personnel rushed to the spot.
Speaking to ANI, Sarangi said, "We have deployed 14 teams at the spot. More than 400 injured people have already been evacuated from the mangled coaches to different hospitals. We have recovered more than 120 bodies so far and the death toll might go up as the ongoing rescue operation pro