2 fire cases, no casualty; 1,000 jhuggis gutted

In last 24 hours, two incidents of fire were reported in the  National Capital. In first incident, over 1,000 shanties were gutted in fire, leaving hundreds of people homeless, after a massive fire broke out in the slums of South-East Delhi's Tughlakabad area late on Monday night.

According to Atul Garg, the Director, Delhi Fire Service (DFS), a total of 28 fire engines reached the spot as soon as a call regarding fire was received at around 12.50 am. 

"All the occupants were rescued in time even as they were fast asleep.The fire was doused at around 3:40 am," said Garg.

Meanwhilw, Rajendra Prasad Meena, the Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), South-East said that police received information about a fire at around 1 am at slums in Tughlakabad.

"Police teams reached the spot immediately. It is being said that around 1,000-1,200 shanties had caught fire. Locals are saying most people came out of their shanties after a fire broke.The cooling process is underway and no casualty has been reported yet," said the DCP.

In another fire broke out in a shoe factory in northwest Delhi's Keshavpuram on Tuesday morning. Fire officials said that no casualty has been reported in the incident, the official said, adding that the cause behind the blaze is yet to be ascertained.

"A call about the fire was received at 8.34 am after which 23 fire tenders were rushed to the spot, said Garg.