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On 13 June 1997, at about 6.55 a.m., the larger of the two transformers installed and maintained by DVB on the ground floor of the Uphaar Cinema building caught fire. At around 7 a.m, an explosion was heard by the security guard, Sudhir Kumar, who then discovered smoke in the transformer room.
Mar 2, 2021 · The Uphaar Cinema fire was one of the worst fire tragedies in India. The Uphaar Cinema fire tragedy occurred on 13th June, 1997 Friday at the green park of Delhi where there was a premium screening of the movie: Border.
Jan 14, 2023 · On June 13, 1997, a fire started in Uphaar Cinema theatre, reportedly due to improper maintenance of the electric transformer at the establishment, eventually causing a stampede and killing fifty-nine individuals, including Neelam and Shekhar’s two children.
Jun 14, 2017 · It was on June 13, 1997, the Bollywood blockbuster ‘Border’ was screening inside Uphaar Cinema in south Delhi’s Greenpark when a fire broke out halfway throu...
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 13 June 1997, 59 people died and 103 were injured as a massive fire broke out at Uphaar Cinema in Delhi’s Green Park. The victims were regular moviegoers who were there to see J P Dutta’s “ Border.” Who thought a day out at the cinema would turn into a nightmare?
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...
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.
