Alipur fire: CM Kejriwal promises compensation, vows action against owner

On Friday, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal declared remuneration of Rs 10 lakh to the families of the victims of the Alipur market fire in Delhi. He guarantees that strict action would be taken against the factory owner for operating a factory in a residential area. The Chief Minister also pledged to provide compensation to the nearby shops that caught fire after assessing the loss.

11 People died and 4 injured after fire erupted in the godown of a paint factory in Delhi’s Alipur Dayal Market on Thursday.

“It is a very sad incident. The fire broke out in a paint factory. 11 people have lost their lives and 4 others are injured. We will provide Rs 10 lakh each to the families of the deceased, Rs 2 lakh each to the people with major injuries and Rs 20,000 each to the people with minor injuries. The nearby shops and houses that got burnt in the fire will also be compensated after assessing the loss,” Kejriwal said.

“It is being informed that the fire tenders were late, I will order an inquiry for the same. Actions will be taken against the factory owner for running the factory in a residential area,” the chief minister said.

Kejriwal himself visited Alipur earlier and reassured immediate relief to the residents in the area. Meanwhile, Delhi BJP President Virendraa Sachdeva also visited Alipur. He announced the party will provide urgent aid of Rs 50,000 to the family of the dead.

“BJP will provide assistance to the injured people and will provide immediate assistance of Rs. 50,000 to the family members of the deceased. Delhi Government and CM Arvind Kejriwal should take full responsibility for this incident. They are only doing corruption when it comes to ground reality,” he said while speaking to media after visiting the incident spot.

The Delhi police have filed a culpable homicide case against the paint factory owner after the tragic incident. Authorities state that the fire at the paint factory in Alipur’s Dayal Market resulted in the loss of 11 lives and left four others injured. The fire, which started at Akhil Jain’s paint factory, a resident of Sonipat, Haryana, led to the registration of a case under IPC sections 304 (culpable homicide not amounting to murder) and 308 (attempt to commit culpable homicide) against him.