Archive · 18 Aug 2026
E-rickshaw battery blast kills uncle, nephew in west Delhi fire
Early in the morning, a fire broke out in a building in Delhi, India.
The fire started when a battery for an e-rickshaw exploded.
An e-rickshaw is a small electric vehicle that carries people around.
Two people were in the building when the fire started.
They were an uncle and his nephew, and the nephew was only 17 years old.
Sadly, both of them died in the fire.
Their family said that nobody came to help them.
But a man who saw the fire said he pulled them out, and they were alive at first but died soon after.
Firefighters put out the fire by early morning.
Police are now trying to find out why the batteries were being charged inside the building.
Two people, including 17-year-old Mohammad Sufed, died in a fire at a godown in west Delhi's Raghubir Nagar early Monday.
The fire was triggered by a suspected blast in an e-rickshaw battery being charged on the premises.
The deceased were identified as Mohammad Sufed (17) and his maternal uncle Sahmad (38), e-rickshaw drivers from Bhagalpur, Bihar.
The Delhi Fire Service received a call at 4:42 am and brought the blaze under control around 5:30 am.
Family members alleged no one came forward to help, while eyewitness Santosh claimed he pulled both out alive before they died; police are investigating the battery charging.
- Who
- Mohammad Sufed (17) and his maternal uncle Sahmad (38), e-rickshaw drivers from Bhagalpur, Bihar, who lived in the building on rent.
- What
- A suspected e-rickshaw battery blast triggered a fire that killed the two men in a godown in Raghubir Nagar.
- When
- Early Monday, August 17; the Delhi Fire Service received a call at 4:42 am.
- Where
- A five-storey building-cum-godown in Raghubir Nagar, west Delhi.
- Why
- The fire broke out while e-rickshaw batteries were being charged inside the rented accommodation; police are investigating the circumstances.
Family members' account
Eyewitness account
Rescue efforts during the fire
Family members' account
Family members alleged that Sufed and Sahmad shouted for help but no one came forward to rescue them.
Eyewitness account
Eyewitness Santosh claimed he rushed to the spot after seeing the fire and hearing cries for help, and pulled both out alive, though they died soon after.
- Incident
- Fire triggered by suspected e-rickshaw battery blast
- Location
- Raghubir Nagar, west Delhi
- Date and time
- August 17, early Monday; DFS call at 4:42 am
- Fatalities
- 2 — Mohammad Sufed (17) and Sahmad (38)
- Fire controlled
- Around 5:30 am
- Hospital
- Guru Gobind Singh Hospital, where both were declared dead
- Victims' origin
- Bhagalpur, Bihar
- Occupations
- E-rickshaw drivers
