Revealed on: Dec 07, 2025 04:14 am IST
Preliminary probe revealed {that a} brief circuit exterior the store counter led to the blaze, and that the couple pulled down the store shutters in panic, trapping themselves inside and falling unconscious.
NEW DELHI
A 31-year-old man and his spouse reportedly suffocated to demise at their grocery retailer in Mundka on Friday night, police mentioned. An preliminary probe revealed {that a} brief circuit exterior the store counter led to the blaze, and that the couple pulled down the store shutters in panic, trapping themselves inside and falling unconscious.
Deputy commissioner of police (outer) Sachin Sharma recognized the victims as Vineet, 31, and his spouse Renu, 29.
“By the point they have been pulled out and brought to a close-by hospital, docs declared them lifeless,” Sharma mentioned.
The Mundka police station acquired a name in regards to the hearth at round 9pm from the Lekhram Park close to Tikri Kalan. When a police staff reached the spot, a small grocery retailer exterior a residential construction was discovered engulfed in flames. Officers broke open the shutter utilizing wood logs and rushed the couple to the hospital.
DCP Sharma mentioned, “Plastic packets saved and hung close to the counter caught hearth and the flames unfold quickly. The couple couldn’t exit because of heavy smoke.”
Police mentioned crime and forensic groups collected proof from the spot and a case was registered.
Officers mentioned that the store was small and largely stocked with on a regular basis groceries and plastic packaged gadgets, which probably intensified the blaze. The presence of plastic hanging close to uncovered wiring is being examined by forensic consultants, officers mentioned.
The Delhi Hearth Companies mentioned it took two hearth tenders almost an hour to regulate the blaze.Investigators are checking whether or not any inflammable substances have been saved close to electrical factors and if routine security precautions have been being adopted.
The our bodies have been preserved for autopsy examination.
