Delhi: 7 dead after fire breaks out in shanties of Gokulpuri area
As many as seven people died in a fire that broke out in the shanties of the Gokulpuri area on Friday night.
Delhi Fire Service department informed on Saturday that the fire was brought under control on the intervening night of Friday and Saturday. Officials recovered seven bodies from the site of the incident.
At 1 am there was a fire incident in Gokulpuri PS area. Immediately teams reached the spot with all rescue equipment. We also contacted the Fire Dept that responded very well.We could douse the fire by around 4 am. 30 shanties burned & 7 lives are lost: Addl DCP, North East Delhi pic.twitter.com/UT8XzgaNMR
— ANI (@ANI) March 12, 2022
The department officials further informed that as many as 13 fire tenders rushed to the site after gathering information about the incident.
Prima facie, it appears that the fire was caught in around 60 shanties, officials said.
More details are awaited.
(ANI)
First published: 12 March 2022, 9:11 IST