Two killed in slum fire
October 29th, 2011 - 7:18 pm ICT by IANSNew Delhi, Oct 29 (IANS) Two people, including a minor, were killed and five injured when a fire broke out in a slum cluster in south Delhi Saturday, police said.
Shaheen Khatun, 25, and Shakeer, 3, were killed in the blaze suspected to have been sparked by an electrical short circuit, police said.
“The incident was reported around 4.15 a.m. Saturday when a fire broke out in a slum cluster in Joga Bai Extension in Okhla area,” said a police official.
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