CISF Officer Dies While Looking For People Stuck In Fire At Government Building In Delhi
A sub-officer of the Central Industrial Security Force CISF died of suffocation in a major fire at the Antyodaya Bhawan in CGO Complex in Central Delhi on March 6. A massive fire broke out early in the morning and engulfed the fifth floor which houses the offices of the Union Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment. During the search for a missing sanitation worker sub- officer M P Godara opened a door and was smothered by dense smoke.
In a tragic incident, a sub-officer of the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) died of suffocation in a major fire at the Antyodaya Bhawan in CGO Complex in Central Delhi on March 6.
A massive fire broke out early in the morning and engulfed the fifth floor, which houses the offices of the Union Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment. The staff hadn¡¯t arrived at that time, but some sanitation workers and security guards were present there. The staff and the guards were guided out by the fire officials and CISF personnel.
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During the search for a missing sanitation worker, sub-officer M P Godara opened a door and was smothered by dense smoke. Godara was left unconscious on the floor. ¡°We found him only after the cooling operations were over,¡± said chief fire officer Atul Garg.
Godara was driven to AIIMS, where he died while he was receiving treatment. Godara¡¯s body was taken to his village in Churu, Rajasthan, for his last rites.
Garg also said that the fire services received a call at 8:24 am from the CISF control room and ten fire tenders rushed to the spot.
Many important documents in the disability section were lost in the fire. ¡°We managed to douse the fire around 10.50am and started the cooling operation, after which CISF teams began scanning the floors for casualties,¡± said Garg.
Fire officials said that besides Godara, there were no casualties due to the quick action by the CISF and firemen.
Police said later that a case for causing mischief due to fire and causing death due to negligence had been registered. ¡°We called the crime and forensic teams to scour the premises and establish the cause of fire. We also evacuated the entire building to carry out checks,¡± said Vijay Kumar, DCP (South).
