Delhi: Six rescued from fire in Rohini multi-storey building

A woman and a fire fighter were injured in the fire that broke out in a store that served as a godown on the ground floor of the building

A woman and a fire fighter were injured, while five other civilians were safely rescued from a six-storey building in outer Delhi’s Rohini that caught fire in the early hours of Friday, the fire department said.

Fire tenders of Delhi Fire Services. (File photo)

The fire broke out in a store on the ground floor which served as a godown, said Atul Garg, director, Delhi Fire Services.

Garg said when the fire department sent four fire tenders to the spot after receiving the call for help at 5.35 am, they found six persons trapped on the roof of the burning building.

“We rescued them, but a woman sustained minor burns to her hand and leg. She has been moved to Ambedkar Hospital,” said Garg.

In the operation, fire fighter Sunil also sustained injuries on his leg. The trigger for the blaze is yet to be ascertained.