2 brothers injured in fire at house near Ajmeri Gate

Two teenage brothers were burned in a kitchen fire in Delhi; Waris (14) suffered 35% burns, and Fareed (18) had 20%. Both are hospitalized.

New Delhi: Two teenage brothers suffered burns after a fire broke out in the kitchen of their house at Mohalla Niyariyan near central Delhi’s Ajmeri Gate on Thursday night, fire officials said on Friday.

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A Delhi Fire Services (DFS) official said that at 11.23pm, the fire control room received a call regarding the fire. Two fire tenders were dispatched. Around 1am on Friday, the fire was brought under control.

“Fire station officer Sushil Sharma informed the control room that the fire broke out in the kitchen and two brothers, Waris, 14, and Fareed, 18, suffered burns. They were rushed to Lok Nayak Hospital for treatment. Waris suffered 35% burns while his brother suffered 20% burns,” the DFS official added.