A massive fire erupted at flats allotted to Members of Parliament in Delhi this afternoon. Visuals showed plumes of smoke rising from the Brahmaputra Apartments at BD Marg. The fire department received a call about the fire at 1:20 pm, and six fire engines were rushed to the spot, an official said. Brahmaputra Apartments is a residential complex for Rajya Sabha MPs on Bishambhar Das Marg in the capital.
The exact cause of the fire is not ascertained yet. However, eyewitnesses claimed that the fire hydrant in the apartment was not functional and that there was no water in the tank and in pipelines.
Vinod, who lives on the third floor of the apartment, said his wife and one of his children suffered burns in the fire. “My wife and one of my children suffered burns. They are in the hospital. My daughter is about to be married in a few months, and jewellery, gold, and clothes are inside,” he told news agency ANI.
More details are awaited