3 members of a family killed, 2 critically injured in Delhi’s Govindpuri building fire
A fire in a five-storey residential building in Delhi's Govindpuri area resulted in three deaths and two critical injuries. Preliminary investigations suggest the blaze was caused by an electrical short circuit on the ground floor.
Why it matters
The incident highlights ongoing concerns regarding fire safety and building code compliance in densely populated urban areas in India.
Three members of a family were killed while two others, including a 70-year-old woman, were critically injured after a fire broke out in a five-storey residential building in southeast Delhi s Govindpuri area in the early hours of Friday (June 12, 2026), police said.
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