Massive fire erupts in Delhi’s Rani Garden slums; no casualties reported

New Delhi: A massive fire broke out early Thursday morning in the slum area of Rani Garden in Delhi’s Geeta Colony, triggering panic among residents. Officials said the blaze started in a scrap warehouse around 1:05 am, and eight fire tenders were rushed to the spot to control the flames.

According to Fire Officer Yashwant Sinha, “A call was received at 1.05 AM. Information was received about a fire breaking out in the slums of Rani Garden, Geeta Colony. Efforts are underway to control the fire. Eight fire trucks are present at the scene. There is no information about any casualties. There are 15-20 slums and the fire broke out in a scrap warehouse. The cause of the fire has not been ascertained.”

Officials have confirmed that the situation is under control.

In a separate incident earlier this week, a fire broke out in a residential building in Ghaziabad’s Shakti Khand 2, Indirapuram, near Friends Avenue, sending shockwaves through the locality on Tuesday night.

The fire reportedly started in a temporary structure on a balcony and was quickly brought under control by fire tenders from Vaishali Fire Station.

Chief Fire Officer Rahul Kumar stated, “Information was received at Fire Station Vaishali at 8.30 pm that a fire broke out in Divya Apartment in Shakti Khand 2 and that a few people are trapped here. 5 fire tenders from Vaishali Fire Station, 2 more vehicles that were on duty were also rushed here... A temporary structure built on the balcony of 5-6 Flat had caught fire. People had vacated the building. We immediately started firefighting operations and extinguished the fire in 45 minutes... No injuries have been reported.”