More than 20 people were rescued and nine of them have also sustained minor injuries after a fire broke out in a house in southeast Delhi's Jamia Nagar area on Thursday morning. However, there was no casualty due to the blaze.
Those who sustained minor injuries have been identified as Sana (27), Abul Akhtar Ansari (55), Jurie (26), Shabana khatoon (50), Daniel Siddique (22), Saddam, Sahid Akhtar (34), Asraja (340 and Saleem (34).
Atul Garg, Director, Delhi Fire Service, said a call about a fire in a house near Shah Masjid at Batla House was received at 8.48 A.M., following which seven fire tenders were rushed to the spot.
"The fire was in a five-storey building. It was triggered from meter boards and had reached up to the third floor of the house. More than 20 people were rescued and the blaze was brought under control," he said. According to a senior police officer, a police control room (PCR) call regarding a fire in a building at H-Block of the Jamia Nagar, Delhi was received around 8: 49 AM at Jamia Nagar police station.
"Acting on the call, the police teams rushed to the spot. Meanwhile, the fire brigade vehicles had also reached there. Residents of the building were rescued with the help of fire service staff and send to hospital in CATS ambulance," said the senior police officer. "The fire was found at the ground floor of the house which is being used as a parking for the vehicles of the residents. In this incident, four bikes, two scooties and one cycle were burnt," said the police officer adding that crime team was called at the spot to unearth the cause of the fire.
