Two kids die in slum blaze

Two children aged about 10 and four were charred to death when a fire broke out in a slum cluster in Chakarpur on Monday afternoon. HT reports.

Two children aged about 10 and four were charred to death when a fire broke out in a slum cluster in Chakarpur on Monday afternoon. The area is located behind Mega Mall near DLF.

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The victims’ parents, who work as domestic help in the neighbourhood, were at work when the mishap took place. Twelve fire-engines were rushed to the spot. It took around two hours to bring the situation under control.

The two boys, who were taken out of the debris by the fire-fighting team, were rushed to a hospital, where they were declared brought dead. A blast in an LPG cylinder is being ascertained as the cause of fire.

In another incident, one person died when a fire broke out in a building on Old Delhi road. The victim, Gaurav, was an employee of a courier firm.