{"id":3981,"date":"2026-04-16T19:16:56","date_gmt":"2026-04-16T13:46:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/parents-try-to-save-toddler-but-all-three-killed-in-northwest-delhi-jhuggi-blaze-delhi-news\/"},"modified":"2026-04-16T19:16:56","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T13:46:56","slug":"parents-try-to-save-toddler-but-all-three-killed-in-northwest-delhi-jhuggi-blaze-delhi-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/banitoday.com\/hi\/parents-try-to-save-toddler-but-all-three-killed-in-northwest-delhi-jhuggi-blaze-delhi-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Parents try to save toddler, but all three killed in northwest Delhi jhuggi blaze | Delhi News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"undefined as_alider \">\n<div class=\"slick-slider slick-initialized\" dir=\"ltr\">\n<div class=\"slick-list\">\n<div class=\"slick-track\" style=\"width:1300%;left:-100%\">\n<div data-index=\"-1\" tabindex=\"-1\" class=\"slick-slide slick-cloned\" aria-hidden=\"true\" style=\"width:7.6923076923076925%\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"resp_container \">\n<div class=\"img_wrapper\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-130290993,imgsize-373972,width-400,height-225,resizemode-72\/130290993.jpg\" alt=\"Parents try to save toddler, but all three killed in northwest Delhi jhuggi blaze\" title=\"A major Fire broke out in a cluster of shanties at Budh Vihar area, leaving a couple and their two-year-old child charred to death, in Delhi on Wednesday.  15-04-2026,Forensic team inspecting the spot of the fire at Buddh Vihar in Delhi on Wednesday. Photo by Rajesh Mehta\" decoding=\"async\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"A major Fire broke out in a cluster of shanties at Budh Vihar area, leaving a couple and their two-year-old child charred to death, in Delhi on Wednesday.  15-04-2026,Forensic team inspecting the spot of the fire at Buddh Vihar in Delhi on Wednesday. Photo by Rajesh Mehta\">A major Fire broke out in a cluster of shanties at Budh Vihar area, leaving a couple and their two-year-old child charred to death, in Delhi on Wednesday.  15-04-2026,Forensic team inspecting the spot of the fire at Buddh Vihar in Delhi on Wednesday. Photo by Rajesh Mehta<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-index=\"0\" class=\"slick-slide slick-active slick-current\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"false\" style=\"outline:none;width:7.6923076923076925%\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"resp_container \">\n<div class=\"img_wrapper\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-130290971,imgsize-373972,width-400,height-225,resizemode-72\/130290971.jpg\" alt=\"Parents try to save toddler, but all three killed in northwest Delhi jhuggi blaze\" title=\"A major fire broke out in a cluster of shanties at Budh Vihar area on Wednesday\" decoding=\"async\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"A major fire broke out in a cluster of shanties at Budh Vihar area on Wednesday\">A major fire broke out in a cluster of shanties at Budh Vihar area on Wednesday<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-index=\"1\" class=\"slick-slide\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\" style=\"outline:none;width:7.6923076923076925%\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"resp_container \">\n<div class=\"img_wrapper\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-130290980,imgsize-373972,width-400,height-225,resizemode-72\/130290980.jpg\" alt=\"Parents try to save toddler, but all three killed in northwest Delhi jhuggi blaze\" title=\"- Maymuna (2)\" decoding=\"async\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-index=\"2\" class=\"slick-slide\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\" style=\"outline:none;width:7.6923076923076925%\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"resp_container \">\n<div class=\"img_wrapper\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-130290986,imgsize-373972,width-400,height-225,resizemode-72\/130290986.jpg\" alt=\"Parents try to save toddler, but all three killed in northwest Delhi jhuggi blaze\" title=\"- Father - Mohammad Musibur (27)\" decoding=\"async\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"- Father - Mohammad Musibur (27)\">&#8211; Father &#8211; Mohammad Musibur (27)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-index=\"3\" class=\"slick-slide\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\" style=\"outline:none;width:7.6923076923076925%\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"resp_container \">\n<div class=\"img_wrapper\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-130290988,imgsize-373972,width-400,height-225,resizemode-72\/130290988.jpg\" alt=\"Parents try to save toddler, but all three killed in northwest Delhi jhuggi blaze\" title=\"- Mother Munara (24) with daughter Maymuna (2)\" decoding=\"async\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"- Mother Munara (24) with daughter Maymuna (2)\">&#8211; Mother Munara (24) with daughter Maymuna (2)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-index=\"4\" class=\"slick-slide\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\" style=\"outline:none;width:7.6923076923076925%\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"resp_container \">\n<div class=\"img_wrapper\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-130290991,imgsize-373972,width-400,height-225,resizemode-72\/130290991.jpg\" alt=\"Parents try to save toddler, but all three killed in northwest Delhi jhuggi blaze\" title=\"A major Fire broke out in a cluster of shanties at Budh Vihar area, leaving a couple and their two-year-old child charred to death, in Delhi on Wednesday.  15-04-2026 ,A major fire broke out in a cluster of shanties at Budh Vihar area, leaving a couple and their two-year-old child charred to death, in Delhi on Wednesday. Photo by Rajesh Mehta\" decoding=\"async\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"A major Fire broke out in a cluster of shanties at Budh Vihar area, leaving a couple and their two-year-old child charred to death, in Delhi on Wednesday.  15-04-2026 ,A major fire broke out in a cluster of shanties at Budh Vihar area, leaving a couple and their two-year-old child charred to death, in Delhi on Wednesday. Photo by Rajesh Mehta\">A major Fire broke out in a cluster of shanties at Budh Vihar area, leaving a couple and their two-year-old child charred to death, in Delhi on Wednesday.  15-04-2026 ,A major fire broke out in a cluster of shanties at Budh Vihar area, leaving a couple and their two-year-old child charred to death, in Delhi on Wednesday. Photo by Rajesh Mehta<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-index=\"5\" class=\"slick-slide\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-hidden=\"true\" style=\"outline:none;width:7.6923076923076925%\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"resp_container \">\n<div class=\"img_wrapper\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-130290993,imgsize-373972,width-400,height-225,resizemode-72\/130290993.jpg\" alt=\"Parents try to save toddler, but all three killed in northwest Delhi jhuggi blaze\" title=\"A major Fire broke out in a cluster of shanties at Budh Vihar area, leaving a couple and their two-year-old child charred to death, in Delhi on Wednesday.  15-04-2026,Forensic team inspecting the spot of the fire at Buddh Vihar in Delhi on Wednesday. Photo by Rajesh Mehta\" decoding=\"async\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"A major Fire broke out in a cluster of shanties at Budh Vihar area, leaving a couple and their two-year-old child charred to death, in Delhi on Wednesday.  15-04-2026,Forensic team inspecting the spot of the fire at Buddh Vihar in Delhi on Wednesday. Photo by Rajesh Mehta\">A major Fire broke out in a cluster of shanties at Budh Vihar area, leaving a couple and their two-year-old child charred to death, in Delhi on Wednesday.  15-04-2026,Forensic team inspecting the spot of the fire at Buddh Vihar in Delhi on Wednesday. Photo by Rajesh Mehta<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-index=\"6\" tabindex=\"-1\" class=\"slick-slide slick-cloned\" aria-hidden=\"true\" style=\"width:7.6923076923076925%\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"resp_container \">\n<div class=\"img_wrapper\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-130290971,imgsize-373972,width-400,height-225,resizemode-72\/130290971.jpg\" alt=\"Parents try to save toddler, but all three killed in northwest Delhi jhuggi blaze\" title=\"A major fire broke out in a cluster of shanties at Budh Vihar area on Wednesday\" decoding=\"async\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"A major fire broke out in a cluster of shanties at Budh Vihar area on Wednesday\">A major fire broke out in a cluster of shanties at Budh Vihar area on Wednesday<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-index=\"7\" tabindex=\"-1\" class=\"slick-slide slick-cloned\" aria-hidden=\"true\" style=\"width:7.6923076923076925%\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"resp_container \">\n<div class=\"img_wrapper\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-130290980,imgsize-373972,width-400,height-225,resizemode-72\/130290980.jpg\" alt=\"Parents try to save toddler, but all three killed in northwest Delhi jhuggi blaze\" title=\"- Maymuna (2)\" decoding=\"async\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-index=\"8\" tabindex=\"-1\" class=\"slick-slide slick-cloned\" aria-hidden=\"true\" style=\"width:7.6923076923076925%\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"resp_container \">\n<div class=\"img_wrapper\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-130290986,imgsize-373972,width-400,height-225,resizemode-72\/130290986.jpg\" alt=\"Parents try to save toddler, but all three killed in northwest Delhi jhuggi blaze\" title=\"- Father - Mohammad Musibur (27)\" decoding=\"async\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"- Father - Mohammad Musibur (27)\">&#8211; Father &#8211; Mohammad Musibur (27)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-index=\"9\" tabindex=\"-1\" class=\"slick-slide slick-cloned\" aria-hidden=\"true\" style=\"width:7.6923076923076925%\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"resp_container \">\n<div class=\"img_wrapper\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-130290988,imgsize-373972,width-400,height-225,resizemode-72\/130290988.jpg\" alt=\"Parents try to save toddler, but all three killed in northwest Delhi jhuggi blaze\" title=\"- Mother Munara (24) with daughter Maymuna (2)\" decoding=\"async\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"- Mother Munara (24) with daughter Maymuna (2)\">&#8211; Mother Munara (24) with daughter Maymuna (2)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-index=\"10\" tabindex=\"-1\" class=\"slick-slide slick-cloned\" aria-hidden=\"true\" style=\"width:7.6923076923076925%\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"resp_container \">\n<div class=\"img_wrapper\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-130290991,imgsize-373972,width-400,height-225,resizemode-72\/130290991.jpg\" alt=\"Parents try to save toddler, but all three killed in northwest Delhi jhuggi blaze\" title=\"A major Fire broke out in a cluster of shanties at Budh Vihar area, leaving a couple and their two-year-old child charred to death, in Delhi on Wednesday.  15-04-2026 ,A major fire broke out in a cluster of shanties at Budh Vihar area, leaving a couple and their two-year-old child charred to death, in Delhi on Wednesday. Photo by Rajesh Mehta\" decoding=\"async\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"A major Fire broke out in a cluster of shanties at Budh Vihar area, leaving a couple and their two-year-old child charred to death, in Delhi on Wednesday.  15-04-2026 ,A major fire broke out in a cluster of shanties at Budh Vihar area, leaving a couple and their two-year-old child charred to death, in Delhi on Wednesday. Photo by Rajesh Mehta\">A major Fire broke out in a cluster of shanties at Budh Vihar area, leaving a couple and their two-year-old child charred to death, in Delhi on Wednesday.  15-04-2026 ,A major fire broke out in a cluster of shanties at Budh Vihar area, leaving a couple and their two-year-old child charred to death, in Delhi on Wednesday. Photo by Rajesh Mehta<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-index=\"11\" tabindex=\"-1\" class=\"slick-slide slick-cloned\" aria-hidden=\"true\" style=\"width:7.6923076923076925%\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"resp_container \">\n<div class=\"img_wrapper\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-130290993,imgsize-373972,width-400,height-225,resizemode-72\/130290993.jpg\" alt=\"Parents try to save toddler, but all three killed in northwest Delhi jhuggi blaze\" title=\"A major Fire broke out in a cluster of shanties at Budh Vihar area, leaving a couple and their two-year-old child charred to death, in Delhi on Wednesday.  15-04-2026,Forensic team inspecting the spot of the fire at Buddh Vihar in Delhi on Wednesday. Photo by Rajesh Mehta\" decoding=\"async\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"A major Fire broke out in a cluster of shanties at Budh Vihar area, leaving a couple and their two-year-old child charred to death, in Delhi on Wednesday.  15-04-2026,Forensic team inspecting the spot of the fire at Buddh Vihar in Delhi on Wednesday. Photo by Rajesh Mehta\">A major Fire broke out in a cluster of shanties at Budh Vihar area, leaving a couple and their two-year-old child charred to death, in Delhi on Wednesday.  15-04-2026,Forensic team inspecting the spot of the fire at Buddh Vihar in Delhi on Wednesday. Photo by Rajesh Mehta<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"strong\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">New Delhi:<\/span> A couple and their two-year-old daughter were killed when a fire engulfed a cluster of jhuggies in northwest Delhi\u2019s Budh Vihar in the early hours of Wednesday.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"2\"\/>Delhi Fire Services got a distress call around 1.35 am about the blaze that had engulfed multiple shanties. <!-- -->Seven fire tenders rushed to the spot, and firefighters battled the flames for nearly three hours before it could be brought under control around 4.35 am.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"6\"\/>DFS officials said the fire burnt five jhuggies housing eight residents. Five people managed to escape in time, the family of three got trapped inside.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"8\"\/>The deceased were identified as Mohammad Musibur (27), his wife Munara (24), and their daughter Maymuna (2). Officials said the blaze, fuelled by plastic waste and scrap inside and around the jhuggies, spread quickly.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"12\"\/>Families and neighbours said the trio were trapped inside as they had bolted the door from within \u2014 a step they took to keep their child safe. The plastic sheet roofing of the jhuggi is suspected to have collapsed during the blaze, further blocking any escape.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"14\"\/>\u201cAt first I thought they had all escaped. We saw people running out of their shacks as the flames began to engulf the place, but only when we saw them throwing out Maymuna we realised they were still stuck inside. They tried to save Maymuna\u2026 through a small opening in their wall made of cloth and sheets, but she couldn\u2019t survive,\u201d Munara\u2019s mother, Marufa (45), told TOI.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"18\"\/>Other residents too said the couple had tried to save their child by throwing her out of the burning jhuggi, hoping she would escape the flames. However, scrap material that was already on fire and molten plastic fell around her. She did not survive. Inside, her parents were burnt alive. <!-- -->Only their skeletal remains were found in the debris.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"22\"\/>Hours later, Marufa stood among the ruins, grieving the loss. \u201cWe were looking forward to going to Calcutta and were supposed to leave on April 25 to vote, but this tragedy happened. She was my only daughter. She got married just three years ago. They worked very hard, dealing in scrap to make a living, and wanted to admit Maymuna to school. They wanted a different future for her,\u201d she said.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"25\"\/>TOI found amid the charred remains twisted metal, burnt bottles, paint canisters and the skeletal frame of a refrigerator. Small coolers and gas cylinders lay blackened, while in one corner, what appeared to be bone fragments were visible in the ashes.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"27\"\/>A forensic team visited the spot and examined the stoves and small cylinders.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"29\"\/>Police said a case under BNS has been registered at Budh Vihar police station and efforts are under way to determine the possible cause of the fire. Police are also looking into who threw the waste.<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/city\/delhi\/parents-try-to-save-toddler-but-all-three-killed-in-northwest-delhi-jhuggi-blaze\/articleshow\/130291011.cms\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A major Fire broke out in a cluster of shanties at Budh Vihar area, leaving a couple and their two-year-old child charred to death, in Delhi on Wednesday. 15-04-2026,Forensic team inspecting the spot of the fire at Buddh Vihar in Delhi on Wednesday. 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