Delhi: At least 7 killed, 30 houses gutted after fire breaks out in shanties in Gokulpuri area

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Delhi: At least 7 killed, 30 houses gutted after fire breaks out in shanties in Gokulpuri area

Delhi: At least 7 killed, 30 houses gutted after fire breaks out in shanties in Gokulpuri area

Press Trust of India • March 12, 2022, 12:42:03 IST

Police, who received the new of the mishap around 1 am, said, 13 fire-tenders were rushed to the site that brought the fire under control by 4 am

Delhi: At least 7 killed, 30 houses gutted after fire breaks out in shanties in Gokulpuri area

New Delhi: Seven people were killed after a fire broke out in shanties in northeast Delhi’s Gokulpuri area in the early hours of Saturday, officials said.

#UPDATE | Delhi: A forensics team conducts tests at the spot in Gokulpuri area where a fire broke out in shanties last night, claiming seven lives. pic.twitter.com/nMzZd5cK7e
— ANI (@ANI) March 12, 2022

A senior official of the Delhi Fire Services said information regarding the blaze near pillar number 12 of Gokulpuri village was received at 1.03 am. Thirteen fire-tenders were rushed to the site. Seven charred bodies were recovered, the official said, adding that around 60 shanties were affected and 30 of those gutted in the fire.

Additional deputy commissioner of police (northeast) Devesh Kumar Mahla said information about the blaze was received around 1 am, following which police and fire officials reached the spot. The blaze was finally brought under control around 4 am. Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal expressed grief over the incident. “Heard the sad news early in the morning. I will go to the spot and meet the affected people personally,” he said in a tweet in Hindi.

सुबह सुबह ये दुःखद समाचार सुनने को मिला। मैं स्वयं वहाँ जाकर पीड़ित लोगों से मिलूँगा। https://t.co/rcsN6yIse6
— Arvind Kejriwal (@ArvindKejriwal) March 12, 2022