LG directs comprehensive fire audit in Delhi after multiple deaths in blaze near Palam Metro

NEW DELHI: (Mar 18) Delhi Lt Governor Taranjit Singh Sandhu, chairing his first Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) meeting on Wednesday, directed a comprehensive fire audit across the city.

The direction came in the wake of a fire in a multi-storey building in southwest Delhi's Palam area in which at least nine persons have died and three others injured.

In a post on X, LG office said, "Discussed today's unfortunate residential fire incident; directed a comprehensive fire audit across localities and institutions to strengthen prevention."