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Fire near E Delhi school

A fire broke out near a school in East Delhi on Monday afternoon. According to the police,the blaze was reported from Arunodaya Public School located in Karkardooma Institutional Area around 12:20 pm.

A fire broke out near a school in East Delhi on Monday afternoon. According to the police,the blaze was reported from Arunodaya Public School located in Karkardooma Institutional Area around 12:20 pm.

Officials said no one was injured in the incident and three fire tenders were sent to the school to control the blaze. The cause of fire is yet to be established.

Principal of Arunodaya Public School Sangeeta Nagar said the fire started in a drain outside the school’s boundary. “Work to clean the drain has been going on for the last one year. Today,some of the waste,mostly plastic,which was removed from the drain,was being burnt. The fire started between 9 and 10 am. Around noon,the smoke started thickening and reached the school building. Students complained of suffocation and had to be rushed to the basement,” she said.

Hotel catches fire
The Regent Hotel caught fire in Karol Bagh,Central Delhi,around 10.45 am on Monday. Three fire tenders were sent to the spot and no injuries were reported,the police said.

Officials suspect short-circuit as the cause of the fire.

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