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Delhi fire incidents

Overview

In mid-September 2026, multiple fires were reported in different areas of Delhi. In Swaroop Nagar, a fire at a sporting goods factory caused panic in an adjacent building, leading six people to jump to escape smoke; all were reported to be out of danger. Simultaneously, a fire occurred at a wooden goods warehouse in Dallupura, which was addressed by 16 fire tenders.

Later in the month, a fire broke out in a multi-storey building in Model Town that houses several restaurants, including a Haldiram outlet. Suspected to be caused by a short circuit, the blaze affected several floors. Emergency responders rescued 30 people, and no injuries or casualties were reported.

Entities

New Delhi · Delhi Fire Service · Haldiram · Model Town · Dallupura

Timeline

  1. [CRIME] 3 sources
    Delhi fire: 30 rescued after blaze hits Model Town building

    Thirty people were rescued after a suspected short-circuit fire broke out in a multi-storey building housing a Haldiram outlet in Delhi’s Model Town on Friday.

  2. [CRIME] 4 sources
    Delhi fires cause injuries and panic in Swaroop Nagar and Dallupura

    Two separate fires in Delhi on Sunday injured six people in Swaroop Nagar after they jumped from a building in panic, while another blaze struck a wooden goods godown in Dallupura.

Sources

latestly.com · millenniumpost.in · munsifdaily.com · newindianexpress.com · news18.com · newsable.asianetnews.com