Three people were killed while 8 others were critically injured after a fire broke out in a five-storey residential building in southeast Delhi's Govindpuri area in the early hours today.
One thing that stood out to me was that the neighbours made a significant effort to help. People even used hanging sarees to climb down and save their lives. I believe that if neighbours help each other in this manner, many such tragedies can be prevented or their impact reduced.
However, whenever such incidents occur, inquiries are announced, but the investigation reports never come out. In Palam, nine people died. In March, it was said that an investigation would be conducted and that it might take a month or a month and a half. Now the fourth month is underway, and no report has been released on what happened in Palam, why it happened, or who was responsible. Then there was the fire in Vivek Vihar in which nine people died. It was said that the investigation report would be available within a week, but that report has also not been released. A week ago, there was a fire in Malviya Nagar in which 23 people died. It was announced before the media that the report would be submitted within three days. More than a week has passed, and that report has not come out either.