Uphaar cinema: Nearly three decades after the

Nearly three decades after the tragic Uphaar cinema fire snatched 59 lives and scarred over 100 others, families of the victims are still waiting, not just for closure, but for a promise to be kept of building a trauma centre. In 2015, the Supreme Court ordered that Rs 60 crore paid as a penalty by ... On 13 June 1997, 59 people lost their lives and 103 were injured when a massive fire broke out at Uphaar Cinema in Delhi’s Green Park. Netflix has released a mini-series titled ‘Trial by Fire’ based on a book about the incident and the lengthy legal battle that followed This year marks the 28th anniversary of the Uphaar Cinema fire that broke out on June 13, 1997, claiming 59 lives due to asphyxiation and leaving hundreds injured in the ensuing stampede