At least seven people were killed after a fire broke out in a cluster of shanties in Delhi's Gokulpuri area in the wee hours of today, police and fire brigade officials said.
Delhi Fire Services said 13 fire tenders rushed to the site after being informed about the blaze in at least 60 shanties, reports our New Delhi correspondent.
Firefighters recovered seven bodies from the spot.
"At 1:10 am, there was a fire incident in Gokalpuri PS area. Immediately, teams reached the spot with all rescue equipment. We also contacted the fire department that responded very well. We could douse the fire around 4:00am," said Additional DCP, North East Delhi.
