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Delhi ITO fire: 1 official dead in fire incident at Income Tax Office; 7 rescued
Delhi ITO fire: Videos on social media showed occupants of the building seeking refuge on window ledges while escaping the fire.
One person died in the fire incident at the Central Revenue Building in the ITO area on Tuesday, police said.
The victim, a 46-year-old male, worked as an office superintendent there, they added.
Seven people were rescued from the building.
"We received a call at 3.07 pm, regarding a fire in the Income Tax CR building. We have rushed a total of 21 fire tenders. We have also informed the local police about the matter for further investigation and to maintain law and order," officials of the Delhi fire services said.
The building is located opposite the old Police Headquarters, which is still occupied by the force for some of its units.
In the videos doing rounds on social media, the occupants of the building were seen taking shelter on the window ledge while escaping the fire.
Video of Delhi ITO fire:
The cause of the fire is yet to be ascertained.
"I got an information at 4 pm that total seven people -- five men and two women were rescued safely by DFS from the third floor of the building. The process of dousing flames completely is still going on," DFS chief Atul Garg said.
"As the firefighters reached the spot, they evacuated the building. We had to use gas mask due to toxic fumes, but all those who were in the building were rescued safely. We have informed the local police of the area for further investigation into the matter to know actual cause of the fire," Garg said.
On Sunday, at least seven people were injured in a blast and a massive fire in a chemical factory in Delhi's Bawana area. Police said the condition of three of the injured was critical.
"All of them have been referred to the Safdarjung Hospital for further treatment. The other injured people have been identified as Suresh, Rakesh, Pankaj Pal and Ghan Shyam and they are undergoing treatment at the hospital," PTI quoted a police officer as saying.
Preliminary investigation suggested that a spark from a short circuit led to the chemicals kept there catching fire.
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