Delhi Fire: Four People Killed In Massive Fire At Shastri Nagar

A major fire broke out in East Delhi on Thursday morning which claimed 4 lives including 2 children, said reports. It is learned that the fire broke out in a residential building in Shahdra's Shastri Nagar.

Sharing details of the saddening incident, DCP Shahdara Surendra Chaudhary said, "We received a call at around 5:20 am about a major fire at Shastri Nagar, near Geeta Colony. We informed the Delhi Fire Services immediately. A police team, four fire tenders, ambulances, and PCR vans were rushed to the spot."

The reports said fire broke out in the parking area, and it took only a few minutes to engulf the entire four-story building. Eyewitnesses reported a thick bubble of smoke and massive blazes coming out of the building.

Reacting swiftly on call for help from the locals, firefighters reacted swiftly and reached the spot within a few minutes. Dousing a massive fire in a house built in between narrow streets and closely constructed houses was a challenge but firefighters managed to control the situation and rescued 9 people out of the building.

After filing the first information report, police sent the bodies of the deceased and all injured to Hedgewar Hospital.

Although the exact reason for fire eruption has not been discovered yet, a local resident Shankar Lal reported, "The cars caught fire in the circuit room in the underground parking... There were some children and adults there. They are feared dead, Only the hospital can clear the details."