Shahdara Fire: Two Killed, Heroic Rescue Saves Two Children from Burning Building

A fire broke out early morning in a residential building in Delhi's Shahdara area. The fire department received an emergency call at 5:24 AM, and six fire engines were dispatched to the scene. The fire had spread across the third and fourth floors of the building.

Firefighters recovered the charred bodies of two individuals, while two children were rescued and rushed to a hospital for treatment. The cause of the fire is currently under investigation.

Shobit Gupta, a resident from a nearby building, witnessed the incident. "I was doing my morning puja on the balcony around 5:05 AM when I saw flames from the opposite building. Initially, I thought it was due to firecrackers, but it turned out to be a short circuit in the AC. I called the fire brigade, but the fire quickly spread to the upper floors. Two residents couldn't escape and tragically lost their lives. It took the fire brigade 1.5 hours to reach, as parked vehicles in the narrow lanes slowed them down," he shared.

The investigation is ongoing to determine the exact cause of the fire.