Fire at Delhi residential building kills 3, injures several

Three members of a family — Pankaj (28), his mother Guddi (50), and his sister Soni (20), all residents of the third floor — were killed after a fire swept through a six-storey residential building in Tughlakabad Extension, southeast Delhi, in the early hours of Friday, June 12, 2026. Two other family members, including Pankaj's sister Moni (18) and his 70-year-old maternal grandmother, sustained critical injuries and are undergoing treatment. Emergency calls were received between approximately 2:30 and 2:37 a.m., and Delhi Fire Service (DFS) personnel deployed multiple water tenders, bowsers, a breathing support unit, and a Quick Response Vehicle to the scene. Rescue operations were complicated by the building's location in a narrow lane and the rapid spread of thick smoke through the stairwell, which trapped residents on upper floors; firefighters cut open a locked gate on the terrace to rescue two girls who had fled to the rooftop. In total, eight people were evacuated and taken to Safdarjung Hospital and AIIMS Trauma Centre, while DFS personnel rescued six individuals directly from the building. The fire was brought under control by around 3:45 a.m. and fully extinguished by 4:00 a.m., with aftermath images showing a charred interior and debris including damaged furniture and metal frames. The incident follows a deadly fire at a bed-and-breakfast facility in south Delhi's Malviya Nagar/Hauz Rani area the previous week that killed at least 21 people.