Kamal Ghorui
NEW DELHI: At least four people have been killed in a fire that broke out in a four-storey residential building in Vivek Vihar in east Delhi’s Shahdara area, officials said on Sunday. “Early in the morning, we got a call about a fire. Fire tenders rushed to the spot and brought the fire under control. 3-4 bodies have been recovered from here. We’re still searching. We got the call at around 4 AM,” said deputy commissioner of police (DCP) for Shahdara District, Rajendra Prasad Meena, according to news agency ANI.“A blast in the AC triggered the fire. Around 12-15 were rescued. However, 4-5 people are still missing. The fire started at around 03:13 am. Fire tenders arrived at around 3.35 am. Efforts are being made to extinguish the fire,” a resident said.Another resident Charanjit Singh stated, “More than 10 vehicles (fire tenders) arrived. The fire brigade rescued around 20 people through the balcony. but I think some people from the backside flats were still able to come outside. I think 1 or 2 families are still under the building.”
