Incidents in Delhi (1997–2026)
Delhi has 15 case studies on HowToSurvive.in: 11 fires, 2 building collapses, 1 other emergency, 1 disaster. Together they record 127 deaths and 163 injured (figures as reported in each case study; some cases do not state a toll). The newest is North Block Fire, New Delhi: Rooftop AC Boiler Catches Fire During Welding Work, Six Fire Tenders Sent, No Casualties Reported; Cause Under Investigation (26 Oct 2026). The deadliest is Uphaar Cinema Fire in Green Park, Delhi, 1997 and Why 59 Died (59 deaths, 13 Jun 1997).
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- North Block Fire, New Delhi: Rooftop AC Boiler Catches Fire During Welding Work, Six Fire Tenders Sent, No Casualties Reported; Cause Under InvestigationNorth Block, Raisina Hill, New Delhi · 26 Oct 20260 dead · 0 injured
- Harsh Vihar House Collapse, Delhi: 2 Dead as Extra Floor Was Being Built; Cause Not EstablishedMilan Garden, Harsh Vihar, Delhi · 25 Oct 20262 dead
- Mayapuri factory fire in Delhi took 15 hours to controlMayapuri Industrial Area, West Delhi (approximate) · 23 Oct 20260 dead · 0 injured
- Kitchen fire at a Maujpur restaurant sends people out a windowUdham Fish Point, Main Jafrabad Road, Maujpur, northeast Delhi · 13 Oct 20260 dead · 0 injured
- Seemapuri Building Collapse: Rescue Updates and Unresolved Safety QuestionsNear Idgah Machhli Mandi, New Seemapuri, Delhi · 7 Oct 20265 dead · 8 injured
- Dallupura warehouse fire: smoke, evacuation and the facts still unresolvedWarehouse, Dallupura, East Delhi · 13 Sep 20260 dead · 1 injured
- Swaroop Nagar factory fire: the emergency extended to the neighbouring buildingSwaroop Nagar, Delhi · 13 Sep 20266 injured
- Okhla oxygen-cylinder blast: unloading incident and an unresolved technical causeOkhla Phase-I industrial area, New Delhi · 9 Sep 20261 dead · 4 injured
- Seven die in Delhi’s Satya Niketan building collapseSatya Niketan, New Delhi · 6 Sep 20267 dead · 5 injured
- Malviya Nagar Hotel Fire, Delhi, June 2026: 23 Deaths in a Guest House With One ExitHauz Rani, Malviya Nagar, New Delhi · 3 Jun 202623 dead · 24 injured
- Seelampur Market Fire: Charging-Scooter Claim, Cause Still UnconfirmedOld Seelampur, northeast Delhi · 22 Feb 20260 dead · 0 injured
- Delhi Airport Bus Fire – What If Passengers Were Onboard?Stand C32, Terminal 3, IGI Airport, New Delhi · 28 Oct 20250 dead · 0 injured
- Delhi Coaching-Centre Basement Flood: Three Students Trapped by Preventable Water EntryRau’s IAS Study Circle, Old Rajinder Nagar, New Delhi · 27 Jul 20243 dead
- Mundka Office Fire: 27 Deaths Behind One Inadequate Escape RouteNear Mundka Metro Station, West Delhi · 13 May 202227 dead · 12 injured
- Uphaar Cinema Fire in Green Park, Delhi, 1997 and Why 59 DiedUphaar Cinema, Green Park, New Delhi · 13 Jun 199759 dead · 103 injured