Delhi CM orders inquiry into Mundka fire, announces compensation


PTI

New Delhi, May 14

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday announced a compensation of Rs 10 lakh each to the kin of the deceased and Rs 50,000 to those injured in the Mundka building fire incident that claimed 27 lives.

Kejriwal and Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia visited the site of the blaze to take stock of the situation.

“A magisterial inquiry has been ordered into the incident. The families of the deceased will be given a compensation of Rs 10 lakh each, while the injured will be given Rs 50,000 each,” the chief minister said.

He said it was a massive blaze and the bodies were charred to such an extent that it had become difficult to identify them.

“The Delhi government has deployed help to identify the missing and the deceased,” Kejriwal added.

Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain had visited the site on Friday night.