Two dead, many more hurt in fire
Two persons were killed and scores were injured, eight of them critically, when a fire broke out at a residential complex in Amar Colony area of south east Delhi following a gas leakage.
The firemen said the incident took place around 9 pm on Tuesday night at E-110, Amar Colony, when a loud explosion was heard inside the building. The deceased have been identified as Mushtaq Ahmad Dar, a resident of Srinagar in J&K while the other deceased is yet to be identified.
“Soon a fire erupted and spread to other areas of the building. Ten fire tenders were rushed to the spot and the blaze was brought under control at around 2 am,” a fire brigade official said.
The police said nine persons, who were critically injured in the blaze, were admitted to Safdarjung Hospital, where one of them died later. “Out of the critically injured persons, two persons had received 98 per cent burn injuries,” the official said. The police said four persons, who had received minor injuries, were later discharged from the hospital. Three floors and a basement of the house were charred in the fire. The cause of the blaze is believed to be a gas leakage.
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