Fire breaks out outside Sonia Gandhi Camp in RK Puram, no casualties

The fire department received information about the incident at around 5.15 PM after which five fire tenders were rushed to the spot, they said.

By: Express Web Desk
New Delhi | Updated: April 28, 2019 07:10 PM IST

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“The fire was brought under control by 5.50 PM,” an official said. (Photo: ANI)

At least eight shanties were gutted after a fire broke out in an area outside Sonia Gandhi Camp in Sector 7 of New Delhi’s R K Puram on Sunday. However, no casualties or injuries were reported.

Five fire tenders were pressed to service immediately after the fire department received the information around 5.15pm, the officials said.

“At least eight shanties located opposite Nivedita Kunj in RK Puram, Sector 7, were gutted after a fire broke out. However, the fire was brought under control by 5.50pm,” a fire official told PTI. The cause of the fire is yet to be ascertained, he added.

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