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Fire breaks out at slums in Delhi’s Tughlakabad
Updated: 2020–05–25
A fire broke out in Tughlakabad slums in Delhi
NEW DELHI: A massive fire broke out in the slums of South-East Delhi’s Tughlakabad on the intervening night of Monday and Tuesday.
We received information about a fire at around 1 am at slums in Tughlakabad. All police staff reached here immediately. It is being said that around 1,000-1,200 shanties caught fire, Rajendra Prasad Meena, deputy commissioner of police (DCP), South East, said.
Locals are saying most people came out of their shanties after a fire broke. However, it cannot check as it is a big fire
Firefighting operations are underway and no casualty has been reported so far, Meena further said. According to a fire official, the department got the call at 12:1 am.
Around 30 fire tenders are present at the spot. The situation is under control. No casualty has been reported so far, he said.
Web Source: The Times of India