Retired IAS officer Dhanendra Kumar dies after AC blast triggers fire at south Delhi home

Retired IAS officer Dhanendra Kumar dies after AC blast triggers fire at south Delhi home

Dhanendra Kumar, 80, former India executive director at the World Bank, died from smoke inhalation after an AC unit explosion ignited a fire at his south Delhi home; his son survived with hospitalization. Second fatal AC-triggered fire in Delhi within weeks — after the Vivek Vihar blaze that killed nine — pointing to systemic gaps in residential electrical safety standards.