By India Blooms News Service Jan 01, 2023
New Delhi/IBNS: A fire at the old age home in South Delhis Greater Kailash II killed two inmates and injured 13 others, media reports said.
According to police, a PCR call to douse the fire was made around 5.30 am and the fire tenders were sent, Indian Express reported.
All the injured were rescued, they added.
The fire erupted on the third floor of Antara Care Homes for Seniors, Chandan Chowdhary, DCP (South) said.
Five fire tenders were pressed into action while a CAT ambulance was sent to the spot.
One senior citizen has been shifted to Max Hospital, Saket, through PCR and 12 seniors have been shifted to a hospital in Okhla, the DCP said.
The fire was extinguished in 2-3 hours, he said, adding that the police rescue team found two charred bodies on the third floor.
The deceased have been identified and their bodies have been sent for autopsy.
Both were senior citizens living in the facility, police said. One of them was a female, they added.
They might have been trapped in the building due to smoke, according to police.
The crime and mobile forensic teams were called to the spot and further legal action is being initiated, police said, according to the report.