New Delhi, Jan 15 : Three people were killed in a fire that broke out at a scrap shop in Delhi’s Kirti Nagar area, officials confirmed on Friday.
The fire broke out at the shop at around 11 p.m. on Thursday night and soon it engulfed small shanties above it where a family of a worker lived.
“Seven fire tenders were rushed to the site to bring the fire under control,” Atul Garg, Director Delhi Fire Service, said.
The fire was brought under control shortly and most of the family members were rescued, he added.
After the fire was doused completely, three dead bodies, almost completely charred, were recovered.
One victim is about 20 years and the second about 8-10 years.
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