In light of the incident, Vijay Kumar, Deputy Commissioner of Police (West) said that a case has been registered against the shop owner, Satpal Singh under sections 285 (negligent conduct with respect to fire or combustible matter), 286 (negligent conduct with respect to explosive substance), 336 (act endangering life or personal safety of others), 337 (causing hurt by act endangering life or personal safety of others) and 304 (A) (causing death by negligence) of the IPC at the Vikaspuri police station.The eatery which caught fire in the early hours of Friday. Fireman Hari Singh Meena was declared brought dead at Park Hospital, Khyala. The Delhi government might announce compensation to the tune of Rs 1 crore to the two firefighters who died in the incident.K. One of the domestic cylinder exploded. New Delhi: Two firemen died in the line of duty and two other firemen were severely injured after an LPG cylinder exploded when they were fighting a blaze at a shop in West Delhi’s Vikaspuri area early Friday morning. And in the process of opening the shutter of the shop, a cylinder exploded and the four officials were injured. Two-and-a-half hours later, the firefighters managed to control the blaze.According to the Delhi Fire Services, firefighters Hari Om Gahlot and Hari Singh Meena succumbed to injuries while the other two firefighters — Naveen and Ravinder — are undergoing treatment at a private hospital. A senior police official said that the owner, Satpal Singh, claimed that out of the four LPG cylinders, two were commercial and the other two were domestic. 

By the time a team of firefighters rushed to the spot, one of the four LPG cylinders exploded.According to the fire department officials, 3 fire tenders, along with 10 firemen, were rushed to the spot to douse the blaze.The police said that fireman Hari Om succumbed to his injuries at Deen Dayal Upadhyay Hospital. Apart from the team of Delhi Fire Service and the local police, a team from the Forensic Science Laboratory too visited the spot to carry investigations."We got a PCR call at 5.By 7:36am, the fire was completely doused.As per the Delhi Government’s policy, compensation to the tune of Rs 1 crore is given to kin of uniformed services personnel killed on active duty."We will find out if the restaurant was running illegally and if the owner had compromised with safety and security measures,” said the officer.

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