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NHRC asks Delhi to explain fire deaths at old age home

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IANS New Delhi
Last Updated : Apr 15 2014 | 9:49 PM IST

The National Human Rights Commission Tuesday asked the Delhi government to explain what caused a fire at a old age home leaving two inmates dead.

Delhi's chief secretary and commissioner of police have been asked for a detailed report in the matter within four weeks, said a NHRC official.

The centre, being run by a NGO, was housed in makeshift tents where fire broke out, killing Ramesh Chand, 60, and 27-year-old Poonam who was dumb, the comission said citing media reports.

The incident was reported late on April 3 at Vasant Kunj in south Delhi.

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First Published: Apr 15 2014 | 9:36 PM IST

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