Over 20 shanties gutted in fire in Delhi's Okhla, no injuries reported

No casualties have been reported so far in the fire in Delhi's Okhla, a fire office said.

More than 20 shanties were gutted in a fire that broke out in Delhi's Okhla Phase II early on Sunday, reported news agency PTI, and quoted the police as saying that no injuries were reported in the incident.

Fire breaks out in Delhi's Sanjay Colony, fire tenders at the spot (ANI Photo)

The cause of the fire near the Harikesh Nagar Metro station is yet to be ascertained, the police said. The blaze broke out in waste cloth cutting and later spread to the shanties following which approximately 20-22 shanties were gutted and a truck in the area also caught fire, a police official told PTI.

"We got a call at 2am about the fire. The fire has been categorised as a medium category fire,” news agency ANI quoted a fire officer as saying. According to the Delhi Fire Service, 26 fire tenders were deployed and that the blaze has been brought under control.