DFS to start probe into MP flats fireplace after Deepavali

The Delhi Fire Services on Sunday stated a probe into the hearth at Brahmaputra Apartment, the place a number of Members of Parliament reside, will begin after Deepavali, whilst Opposition events alleged a delayed response and a defective fire-extinguisher system. At least two individuals and a pet canine had been injured within the fireplace that broke out on Saturday afternoon.

“An in depth investigation into the hearth’s trigger and the harm will occur post-Deepavali,” a DFS official stated. Asked about smoke detectors and sprinklers within the constructing, the official replied, “This can’t be confirmed now, however the fireplace wouldn’t have occurred if the protection system had been working.”

The official denied any response delay, stating firefighters arrived 18 minutes after the emergency name at 1.22 p.m. on Saturday.

Residents stated youngsters bursting firecrackers close to discarded furnishings brought about the blaze. Some additionally claimed a fuel pipeline and cylinder blast fuelled the hearth.

Meanwhile, Trinamool Congress Rajya Sabha member Saket Gokhale stated there are three fireplace stations close to Baba Kharak Singh Marg, the place the residences are positioned, but it took “over 25 minutes for the primary fireplace brigade to reach”.

“Yesterday, there was an enormous fireplace at our constructing. We witnessed first-hand the dismal state of affairs in Delhi below the BJP authorities. There are three fireplace stations inside 5 minutes of the constructing. I personally referred to as them at 1.22 p.m. and the primary fireplace engine arrived 25 minutes later,” he wrote on X.

Mr. Gokhale alleged that the constructing’s fireplace security system had no water, and the hearth alarm was out of order. “Several employees quarters had been utterly destroyed. The constructing is run by the CPWD (Central Public Works Department). For months, a big pile of discarded wooden and rubber was left mendacity round regardless of repeated complaints from MPs. That very pile caught fireplace yesterday, and the flames reached as much as the seventh flooring. Poor employees members have misplaced every little thing. Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta should reply for the abysmal state of affairs and the entire failure of emergency providers,” he added.

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) nationwide convener in a submit on X, stated, “In simply six months, the BJP has ruined every little thing in Delhi.” AAP Rajya Sabha member Sanjay Singh visited the positioning on Sunday. “In the BJP regime, inefficiency has reached its peak,” he stated.

There was no official response from the BJP over the allegations.