On the afternoon of November 6, 2026, a Kia car showroom on MG Road opposite Saket Metro station in southern New Delhi, India, suddenly erupted in a massive fire, destroying at least six brand-new vehicles and injuring seven people.
According to South Delhi District Magistrate (DM) Lakshay Singhal, authorities received the fire alarm at around 3:44 p.m. After the incident, fire, police, traffic, Central Industrial Security Force (CISF), and medical emergency personnel were fully mobilized. Singhal said: “The chief minister personally issued instructions to immediately launch search and rescue operations and take all necessary measures to ensure people’s safety. Throughout the entire rescue operation, the chief minister also continued to closely monitor the situation.”
Thanks to coordination among multiple departments, rescuers safely brought 12 to 15 trapped people out of the flames, including by using ladders set up at adjacent buildings. Singhal confirmed that approximately seven people had been injured in the fire. The injured were taken to Max Hospital and Madan Mohan Malviya Hospital for treatment, with no deaths reported so far.
The fire at the scene is currently under control, but emergency search and rescue teams are continuing a second exhaustive sweep inside the building. Police preliminarily suspect that the fire may have been caused by an internal electrical short circuit, while the exact cause and property losses remain under further assessment and investigation.
