Over 500 huts gutted in Delhi, no casualties
April 5th, 2011 - 12:21 pm ICT by IANSNew Delhi, April 5 (IANS) Over 500 hutments were gutted after a fire broke out in a slum in north Delhi in the early hours of Tuesday. No casualties were reported, a fire brigade official said.
“The fire broke out in jhuggis near the Rithala metro station around 1.05 a.m. Monday night. Nearly 22 fire tenders were rushed to the spot, and the fire was doused within an hour,” the official said.
“The jhuggis were evacuated soon, and no casualties were reported,” the official added.
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