Fire at coaching institute in Delhi's Mukherjee Nagar, students climb down building using ropes
CM Kejriwal calls fire at coaching institute 'unfortunate'; says no need to panic
New Delhi, Jun 15: Students of a coaching institute in northwest Delhi's Mukherjee Nagar area on Thursday smashed windows, climbed down ropes and took help of ladders in desperate attempts to escape a fire that broke out on the top floor of the building housing it.
A call about the fire was received at 12.27 pm and 11 fire tenders were pressed into service, said Delhi Fire Service Director Atul Garg.
Garg told PTI video that 10-12 students suffered minor injuries while climbing down ropes in panic. "There is no major causality. All students have been rescued. All are safe," he said.
Preliminary inquiry suggested that the fire started from the meter board installed at the fourth floor of the building. The building comprises ground plus four floors, officials said.
In a video shared by the fire department, the firemen can be seen rescuing people, mostly students, through the windows.
The panic-stricken students are seen climbing down from the top floor of the building with the help of ropes. Smoke can also be seen coming out of that floor.
Ropes on the other side of the building were also used by the students to come out of the premises. The video shows trapped students coming out of the top floor of the building one by one. Some of them are also seen throwing their bags and helping one another during the rescue operation.
A large crowd gathered on the ground floor with many of them recording videos of the incident on their mobile phones.
"The firefighting operation has been finished. So far no major injuries have been reported," Garg added.
Describing the fire incident as "very unfortunate", Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal tweeted, "Some students have suffered minor injuries while trying to escape, rest are safe. There is nothing to panic. The fire has been brought under control by the fire department. The district administration is also present at the spot".
Delhi Police spokesperson Suman Nalwa said the fire started from the electric meters of the building and the smoke spread to the other floors.
"A coaching centre was running on the upper floor of the building. Smoke coming out of the building created panic. Students tried to come out of the building from windows and some of them suffered injuries. They were taken to hospital and the fire has been brought under control," she added.
Mukherjee Nagar is a coaching hub for government job aspirants.
Massive fire breaks out in Delhi’s Mukherjee Nagar inside a Coaching Centre. Brave students escape through windows climbing down using wires. This calls for audit of all such buildings. Was there proper fire safety equipment and escape routes? Sad visuals but a lesson for Govt. pic.twitter.com/hwZMeYfeEu
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RG Kar crime anniversary: One held for 'assaulting' police constable during protest
Kolkata (PTI): Sleuths of the Kolkata Police on Wednesday arrested a person from here for allegedly being involved in assaulting the guard of an IPS officer during 'Nabanna Abhiyan', a march to the West Bengal secretariat, last week, an officer said.
The person, identified as Chandan Gupta, a resident of Jagatdal in North 24 Parganas district, was arrested from Bow Bazar area in central Kolkata this morning, he said.
"The person has been booked under various sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita for attempting to kill constable Prasanta Poddar, who is a guard of DC SSD Bidisha Kalita Dasgupta. He is being questioned," the officer said.
Chaos and violent agitation dominated the streets of Kolkata and adjacent Howrah on August 9, a day that marked the completion of one year of the rape and murder of the doctor at the state-run RG Kar Medical College and Hospital.
"The search for other accused is underway," he said.
Seven FIRs were filed against several individuals, including BJP MLAs Ashok Dinda, Agnimitra Paul and other leaders, for allegedly obstructing security personnel from performing their duties, assaulting them and causing damage to public properties during the march to the West Bengal secretariat on August 9.
Incidentally, the father of the deceased doctor of the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital filed an FIR, accusing the police of torturing his wife during the protest.
