Divyanka Tripathi, Vivek Dahiya escape building fire with twins; guard dies

Television actors Divyanka Tripathi and Vivek Dahiya say they escaped a fire at their Mumbai residential building on the night before Diwali with their five-month-old twin sons, family members and staff, but the building's security guard, whom they called Dhanpat Uncle, died. Divyanka revealed it on Tuesday (10 November) in an Instagram post with videos of the fire.

“On the night before Diwali and Viv's birthday, a devastating fire broke out in our building. We had plans to step out that evening, but somehow, our plans kept getting delayed. We were home when the mishap occurred, which allowed us to spot the danger in time and evacuate with our babies, family and staff,” she wrote, in a post quoted by ANI.

“For a while, we thought we had escaped with only a frightening memory and material damage. Until we heard about Dhanpat Uncle,” she wrote. The couple took refuge at a friend's home and kept hoping the news was not true. She said electricity was gradually restored in the building by Diwali, and gas supply and lifts returned the day after, following safety checks.

Divyanka said Dhanpat was among the first people to welcome and bless the twins when the family brought them home. “Dhanpat Uncle, you were never just the guard of our building. You were part of our everyday lives, someone we trusted, someone we had imagined in our children's tomorrow,” she wrote. “The fire dimmed the lights of our home that Diwali, but the loss of a precious life left a darkness in our hearts that no amount of light can undo.” She added that she and Vivek would tell their sons about “the kind man who welcomed them home with his blessings”.

Her post did not name the building or say what caused the fire. The couple, who married on 8 July 2016, welcomed twin sons Daivik and Vaidvik on 26 May 2026.