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Delhi: 9 killed in fire at residential building

At least nine people were killed after a fire broke out in a residential building in east Delhi's Vivek Vihar early Sunday, officials said. The incident was reported around 3.48 am at a four-storey building in Vivek Vihar Phase-I, following which police, fire and disaster management teams rushed to the spot. According to the police, the blaze engulfed flats on the second, third and fourth floors of the building, prompting a large-scale rescue operation.

Delhi Fire Services (DFS) officers said they received a call regarding the fire at 3.47 am, and a total of 14 fire tenders were sent till 5 am. The officers added that the fire was brought under control by 6:25 am. “Fire started in domestic articles and spread to six flats. Around 12-15 persons were rescued by DFS,” a DFS spokesperson said. He said that the fire was finally doused after 8 am. “We searched the houses and found charred bodies. One body from the first floor, five bodies from the second floor and three from the staircase,” the spokesperson added.


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