Archive · 31 Dec 2025
Fire Guts Apartment in Baguiati Complex
A fire started in an apartment in a housing complex in Baguiati early on Tuesday morning.
The fire began from an electrical room heater, and the apartment was gutted by the time firefighters could enter.
Two children who were inside the apartment managed to escape, but the digitally locked door delayed the firefighters' efforts.
The exact cause of the fire is still being investigated.
Residents were worried that the flames would spread to other apartments.
The police advised people to be careful with heating devices and to keep windows open to prevent such incidents.
A fire gutted an apartment on the fifth floor of a building in the Parvati Vihar housing complex at Baguiati early on Tuesday morning.
Two children (16-year-old boy and 10-year-old girl) were inside the apartment and managed to escape, but the digitally locked door delayed firefighters' access.
The fire was apparently started by an electrical room heater, possibly due to an electrical short circuit.
Firefighters broke window panes and forced open the door to douse the flames, but the apartment was already gutted by the time they entered.
The exact cause of the fire will be ascertained after a forensic examination of the spot.
- Who
- Two children (16-year-old boy and 10-year-old girl) were inside the apartment; their parents were not at home.
- What
- A fire gutted an apartment on the fifth floor of a building in a housing complex at Baguiati.
- When
- Around 3 am on Tuesday.
- Where
- Parvati Vihar housing complex, Baguiati.
- Why
- The fire was apparently started by an electrical room heater, possibly due to an electrical short circuit.
- Location
- Parvati Vihar housing complex, Baguiati
- Time of Incident
- Around 3 am on Tuesday
- Victims
- Two children (16-year-old boy and 10-year-old girl)
- Cause of Fire
- Electrical room heater (suspected electrical short circuit)
- Response
- Firefighters broke window panes and forced open the door to douse the flames
- Forensic Examination
- Scheduled after the cooling of the apartment
