New Delhi, March 18 -- The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Wednesday criticised the BJP-led Delhi government after at least nine people were killed in a fire in a five-storey building in Palam, stating that a malfunctioning hydraulic lift hampered rescue efforts.

According to an official release, as questions over fire brigade negligence emerged, AAP national convenor Arvind Kejriwal expressed grief, calling the incident extremely tragic, and said the rising number of fire incidents in the capital was a concern, urging immediate, concrete measures to improve emergency response in areas with narrow lanes and multi-storey buildings.

Kejriwal, in a post on X, extended his deep condolences to the affected families in Delhi's Palam fire incident an...