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Fire breaks out in scrap dump at Delhi slum, no casualties reported

A fire broke out in a scrap dump at a slum cluster in west Delhi on Saturday, a fire official said. It took one-and-a-half hours to douse it and there were no casualties.

Published on: Apr 16, 2016, 20:02:24 IST
IANS | By , New Delhi
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A fire broke out in a scrap dump at a slum cluster in west Delhi on Saturday, a fire official said. It took one-and-a-half hours to douse it and there were no casualties.

The fire was doused with no casualties reported. (HT Photo)
The fire was doused with no casualties reported. (HT Photo)

The fire occurred around 10:00 am in Dwarka sector 3 in west Delhi.

“At least 20 fire tenders were rushed to the site and it took about one-and-a-half hours to douse the flames,” the official said.

The reason behind the fire could not be immediately ascertained, the official added.

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