Two persons, among them a three-year-old girl, were charred to death after a major fire broke out in a slum cluster in the Karkardooma area of Northeast Delhi on Monday.
A Fire officer said the incident took place around 3 pm. “At least 15 fire engines were rushed to the spot and it took almost two hours to bring the fire under control,” the officer said.
The officer said the deceased have been identified as Muskan (3) and Shehzad (45). Around 50 shanties and 20 godowns were gutted in the fire.
Fire officials said the narrow lanes between the shanties made it difficult to fight the blaze. The shanties were unauthorised and the exact cause of the fire is yet to be established.
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