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 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. Neelam & Shekhar Krishnamoorthy are the real world couple behind Netflix series 'Trial by Fire'. They battled the owners of Uphaar cinema.
