A fire at a restaurant in northeast Delhi’s Maujpur triggered panic late Tuesday evening, with people seen jumping from a first-floor window as they tried to escape the building. Police said no injuries were reported after the blaze was brought under control.
The fire broke out at Udham Fish Point near Jafrabad, within the limits of Welcome police station, at around 10.34pm. Videos from the scene showed people gathering below the restaurant and attempting to catch those jumping from the first floor.
According to the Delhi Fire Service, the blaze originated in the restaurant’s ground-floor kitchen. The building has four floors, and the fire department said restaurant staff managed to douse the flames before the fire could spread further.
A fire tender also reached the location after the incident was reported. The available account does not specify how long the response took or whether the building was formally evacuated before people began attempting to leave through the first-floor window.
The visuals from the scene showed the difficulty people faced in getting out during the fire scare. A woman was seen jumping from the restaurant building, while people on the ground tried to assist those leaving through the window.
The incident highlights the immediate risks that can arise when a fire starts in a commercial kitchen inside a multi-storey building. In this case, the fire department identified the kitchen on the ground floor as the origin, while people were seen escaping from the floor above as panic spread through the restaurant.
The report does not provide details about the restaurant’s occupancy, the number of people inside when the fire began, or whether smoke affected floors above the kitchen. It also does not state whether any fire-safety violations were found or whether an inspection was ordered after the incident.
Police said there were no reported injuries. The fire department’s response and the staff’s effort to extinguish the blaze prevented the flames from spreading beyond the reported area, according to the information available from the incident.
The immediate next steps, including any fire-safety inspection, assessment of the building and action concerning the restaurant’s operations, were not specified in the report.
