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On 13 June 1997, at 4.55 p.m., a swirling mass of thick smoke entered the balcony section of the well-known cinema hall located in posh south Delhi. With most exits unavailable and no ushers to help, the people seated in the balcony found themselves trapped.
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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 1, 2016 · 46 ratings9 reviews. At 4:55 p.m., a swirling mass of thick, smoke engulfed the balcony section a well-known cinema hall in posh south Delhi. In the absence of fire exits and ushers to help the patrons, the people seated on the balcony found themselves trapped. By 7 p.m., fifty-nine people had died.
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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.
Jan 3, 2023 · In a tragic turn of events, Neelam and Shekhar Krishnamoorthy’s life flipped upside down when they lost their two kids in the Uphaar Cinema fire.
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Dec 14, 2022 · Inspired by the bestseller book, Trial by Fire: The Tragic Tale of the Uphaar Fire Tragedy by Neelam and Shekhar Krishnamoorthy, Trial By Fire will release on Netflix on January 13, 2023. The series is produced by Endemol Shine India and House of Talkies.
Jan 14, 2023 · As Trial by Fire, a show based on the Uphaar Cinema tragedy of 1997, is released on Netflix, a look at the calamitous event and the subsequent legal case.
