New Delhi: A total of 50 students out of 61 injured persons, who were admitted to three hospitals after fire broke out at a coaching centre in northwest Delhi's Mukherjee Nagar area, were discharged on Thursday, news agency ANI report. Preliminary probe showed that fire in electric meters installed on the ground floor of the building led to the blaze.
Around 200-250 students from different coaching centres were attending classes when the fire broke out. The place of occurrence has been inspected by the district crime and the forensic team. A case under sections 336, 337, 338, 120B, and 34 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) is being registered in Mukherjee Nagar police station and further investigation on the matter is underway, ANI reported.
Students smashed windows, climbed down ropes and took the help of ladders in desperate attempts to escape the fire that broke out on the top floor of the building. The incident was caught on camera which was shared on the social media.
"A few students received injuries as they were escaping from the building where the fire broke out today. No person is trapped in the building. The fire broke out in the electricity meter of the building. Panic caused due to rising smoke," ANI quoted Delhi Police Public Relations Officer Suman Nalwa as saying.
Describing the 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 about. The fire has been brought under control by the fire department. The district administration is also present at the spot".
Delhi Fire Service Director Atul Garg in a tweet wrote, “Fire-fighting operation is over. The fire started from an electric metre, the blaze was small but there was a lot of smoke. Because of that student got panicked. But once our team reached the spot, all were rescued.”
It is to be noted that Mukherjee Nagar is a coaching hub for government job aspirants.