Kejriwal announces Rs 1 Crore aid to family of fireman killed in Peeragarhi incident

Chief
Minister Arvind Kejriwal announced an ex gratia of Rs 1 crore to the family of
firefighter Amit Kumar Balyan who died in Peeragarhi fire incident on Thursday.

“Amit Baliyan laid down his life while serving the people of Delhi. Nothing can bring back a loved one lost, but Delhi govt will provide his family with 1 crore as financial assistance. It’s the least we can do as a society” Kejriwal said in a tweet.

Balyan died
after he was trapped in the debris of a portion of a factory building which
collapsed in the fire.

At least 14
people, including 13 firefighters, were injured after a factory that had caught
fire collapsed in Delhi’s Peera Garhi on Thursday morning. As many as 12 people
were rescued from the building but one of them died later in hospital.

The building
at Udoh Nagar area collapsed following an explosion when firefighters were
dousing the blaze, the official said, adding that the fire department had
received a call at 4:23 am.