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The Uphaar Cinema fire was one of the worst fire tragedies in recent Indian history. The fire started on Friday, 13 June 1997 at Uphaar Cinema in Green Park, Delhi during the three o'clock screening of the movie Border.
Feb 16, 2023 · On June 13, 1997, a fire broke out from a faulty transformer at the Uphaar Cinema hall in New Delhi's affluent Green Park area. It was screening the patriotic Bollywood film Border on its opening day. It was a full house, and exit doors were locked to prevent people from sneaking in without tickets.
Jan 22, 2023 · Twenty six years ago a fire broke out in Green Park's Uphaar ninema at New Delhi while the film "Border" was being screened. In June 1983, the Deputy Commissioner of Police, Licensing, had...
Nov 18, 2021 · The fire at Delhi’s posh Uphaar Cinema, owned by real estate giants Sushil and Gopal Ansal, took the lives of 59 people and injured 103 others. The Ansals were finally convicted to seven years in prison on 8 November 2021. The conviction follows 24 years of trials and tribulations.
Feb 24, 2020 · Halfway through the screening of Border, a fire broke out at Delhi’s Uphaar cinema, owned by brothers Sushil and Gopal Ansal, on June 13, 1997, leaving 59 people dead. Trapped inside the hall, most died of asphyxiation.
Jan 14, 2023 · On the morning of June 13, 1997, at 6.55 am, the bigger of the two transformers at Uphaar Cinema’s ground floor caught fire. Even though the fire was swiftly extinguished, the transformer was harmed, according to Indian Express. An electrician quickly repaired it only to open the theatre.
The tragedy dates back to June 13, 1997 when a fire broke out at Uphaar Cinema in Delhi’s Green Park area during the screening of Bollywood blockbuster ‘Border’. Fifty nine people died and...
Jan 14, 2023 · On June 13, 1997, during a screening of J P Dutta’s Border, a massive fire broke out at Uphaar Cinema in Delhi’s Green Park. A total of 59 people died of asphyxiation after being trapped in the hall, while 103 were seriously injured in an ensuing stampede to escape.
Feb 9, 2017 · June 13, 1997: 59 people die of asphyxia as a fire breaks out in south Delhi’s Uphaar cinema during the screening of the Hindi movie Border. More than 100 were injured in the subsequent stampede. July 22, 1997: Theatre owner Sushil Ansal and his son Pranav were arrested in Mumbai by the crime branch of Delhi police.
Jan 17, 2023 · Capt Manjinder Singh Bhinder and his family lost their lives in the 1997 Uphaar Cinema fire in Delhi. The captain showed immense bravery, saving 150 people.
