04 May,2026 09:44 AM IST | New Delhi | Agencies
A fire tender outside the residential building. PIC/PTI
A fire ripped through a residential building in east Delhi's Vivek Vihar early Sunday, leaving nine people from two families dead, including a toddler, officials said.
The incident was reported at 3.48 am at a four-storey building in Vivek Vihar Phase-I, following which police, fire and disaster management teams rushed to the spot. The blaze engulfed flats on the second, third and fourth floors of the building, prompting frantic rescue efforts.
Twelve fire tenders were pressed into service, while teams from the Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA), traffic police and local police assisted in evacuation and rescue efforts. The cause of the fire is yet to be ascertained.
Lieutenant Governor Taranjit Singh Sandhu and Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Sunday condoled the loss of lives in the fire tragedy in east Delhi's Vivek Vihar and said immediate medical assistance and relief are being provided to the affected people.
Those killed on the second floor were identified as Arvind Jain, 60, his wife Anita Jain, 58, their son Nishant Jain, 35, daughter-in-law Anchal Jain, 33, and grandchild Akash Jain.
On the third floor, three members of another family - Nitin Jain, 50, his wife Shailey Jain, 48, and their son Samyak Jain, 25, - were found dead. On the first floor, a woman identified as Shikha Jain, 45, was found dead, while her husband Naveen Jain, 48, sustained injuries.
A senior police officer said around 10 to 15 people were rescued from the building during the operation. Two persons with minor injuries were shifted to the Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital.
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