20211007 Delhi: Mother, twin kids die in fire; 13-year-old daughter also hurt
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Delhi: Mother, twin kids die in fire; 13-year-old daughter also hurt
Updated: 2021-10-07
NEW DELHI: A 36-year-old woman and her 7-year-old twins were killed in a fire that broke out at their house in central Delhi’s Anand Parbat on Tuesday morning. The woman’s 13-year-old daughter sustained 30% burns, but is stable. Police said the fire broke out due to a leakage in the LPG cylinder pipe.
The victims have been identified as Sushila, her daughter Mansi and twin brother Mohan. The daughter who has been injured is Mehak.
Police received a call around 9am reporting a major fire in a house in Anand Parbat. A police team reached the spot and found four people had sustained burn injuries and were taken to Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital.
Initial investigation revealed that the house caught fire from a leakage in the pipeline of the cooking gas cylinder. “Mehak was cooking for her mother and twin siblings who were sleeping. Due to the leakage, the LPG cylinder caught fire that spread to the rest of the house. As locals spotted the fire, they rushed to the house to rescue the family,” said a senior police officer.
The director of Delhi Fire Service, Atul Garg, said at least two fire tenders were sent to the site. “All four were moved to RML Hospital where one was declared dead while another was referred to Sardar Ballabh Bhai Patel Hospital and then to Safdarjung Hospital,” Garg said.
Deputy commissioner of police (central) Shweta Chauhan said the hopsital informed late on Tuesday night that the twins had succumbed to the burn injuries. The 13-year-old daughter is under treatment and stable, she said.
The DCP said initial probe had revealed that the fire broke out due to the leakage in the rubber pipe connecting the LPG cylinder to the burner. The fire spread rapidly, giving the family no time to escape, she added.
“At the time of the incident, Sushila and her children were alone at home while her husband, Rajesh, who works at a flour mill, was away in the factory,” Chauhan said. The bodies have been sent for postmortem.
Web Source: The Times of India