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Delhi Fire: A massive fire broke out in a multi-storey building in northwest Delhi’s Pitampura area on Thursday evening, killing six people and one was left injured, said the officials.
However, the cause of the fire, which broke out on the first floor of the building, is yet to be ascertained, said the officials.
#WATCH | Delhi | Three people died in a fire that broke out at a house in Pitampura area this evening. A total of 8 fire tenders were rushed to the spot and fire was brought under control. Search continues. pic.twitter.com/KgdXyhLnbR
— ANI (@ANI) January 18, 2024
According to fire officials, a case was received at 8 pm about the blaze at plot no. 37, ZP block, Pitampura, and eight fire tenders were pressed into service.
During the rescue operations, seven people were pulled out to safety with the help of local police and rushed to Babu Jagjivan Ram Hospital. Six of them, including four women, were declared dead at the hospital, a Delhi Fire Services (DFS) official said.
VIDEO | “We received information about a fire in a house around 8:15 pm (Thursday). Six people, including four females and 2 males, were rescued from the house but they were declared dead later in the hospital. The reason behind the fire is not yet clear,” says North-West Delhi… pic.twitter.com/9uGxYR0f3U
— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) January 18, 2024
Another official said that the fire was doused in an hour and the cooling operation was underway.
The blaze broke out on the first floor of the building and the smoke engulfed the three floors above it.
As per the initial investigation, those deceased were from two different families. Reportedly, there were aged between 25 and 60, he said.
There was a parking area on the ground floor while people lived on the remaining floors.
The investigation is still underway.
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