A major fire broke out at JJ Cluster, in South West Delhi-Dwarka slum on Saturday 16th April 2016, where more than 300 people lost their belongings as the blaze gutted about 100 slums.
Upon receiving the call from the victims, the leadership immediately had sent Major Tarsem Masih, Disaster and Emergency Services Secretary and Captain Harmesh Masih from the THQ to visit the accident site, pray and comfort the suffering people of Dawarka Sector 3, which was 25 kilometers distance from the Territorial Headquarters of India Northern Territory. On the request of the fire victims and with the assistant and support of the International Emergency Services, IHQ, London, the leadership had decided to help 100 fire victim families by providing dry ration for three weeks (rice, pulse, wheat flour, sugar, tea leaves and cooking oil etc), clothing and a 40 litres water container to store drinking water.
The relief distribution programme was organised on 12th May 2016, in the presence of Territorial Leaders along with the THQ emergency team members and some officers.
As the victim families were in difficult situation, this relief material provided by the Salvation Army would definitely have made a difference in their lives. The beneficiaries expressed their thanks to God and the Salvation Army for this timely help. Hallelujah.
Lieut-Colonel Daniel Raju Mathangi, Chief Secretary, India Northern Territory
