New Delhi:

At least three people were killed after a massive fire broke out at a residential building in Krishna Nagar area of east Delhi early Sunday, officials of the Delhi Fire Services said.

“We received a call of fire at 2.35 am from Krishna Nagar. The fire was doused at 7.20 am. Total five fire tenders were rushed to the spot,” Delhi Fire Services (DFS) chief Atul Garg said.

#WATCH | Delhi: A fire broke out at a residential building in Azad Nagar West, Shahdara.

Further details awaited. pic.twitter.com/8WZbo6kPlb

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“A total of 13 people were rescued but three were declared dead,” he said.

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New Delhi:

At least six newborns died in a massive fire that broke out at a children’s hospital in Delhi late Saturday, officials said.

The Delhi Fire Services said it received a call about a fire at 11.32 pm at a baby care centre in the Vivek Vihar area in East Delhi, following which as many as eight fire tenders were rushed to the site.

#WATCH | Delhi: A massive fire broke out at a New Born Baby Care Hospital in Vivek Vihar

As per a Fire Officer, Fire was extinguished completely, 11-12 people were rescued and taken to hospital and further details are awaited.

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Officials said that 12 newborns were rescued from the building but six died while getting treatment at the hospital. 

Six others, including a child who is currently on the ventilator, are getting treated at the hospital.

The cause of the fire is yet to be ascertained.

In a separate incident, a fire broke out at a residential building in Delhi’s Shahdara area Saturday night.

After receiving the information, five fire brigade vehicles were rushed to the spot and 13 people were rescued and taken to a hospital, an official said.

#WATCH | Delhi: A fire broke out at a residential building in Azad Nagar West, Shahdara.

Further details awaited. pic.twitter.com/8WZbo6kPlb

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Earlier Saturday, twenty-seven people, including nine children, died in a massive fire that broke out at a gaming zone in Gujarat’s Rajkot. 

“The bodies are completely charred and it is difficult to identify them,” Assistant Commissioner of Police Vinayak Patel said. 

President Droupadi Murmu, Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar, and Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed grief over the incident.

New Delhi:

One of the two women who had jumped from the fourth floor of a building to escape from fire in Dwarka is still in ICU, critical, having suffered multiple fractures, a police officer said on Thursday.

On Tuesday, two women jumped from the balcony of a flat in Dwarka’s Sector 10 after a fire broke out there.

Jasuri Devi, 83, died in the fall, while her 30-year-old granddaughter Pooja Pant suffered severe injuries.

When the fire broke out, both Jasuri Devi and Pooja Pant took shelter in the balcony of the flat and shouted for help, police had earlier said.

A local who was present at the site said after they heard their screams, residents arranged for bedsheets and mattresses to help them land safely.

“Pooja jumped first, but she was hurt as she hit the third and second floors before landing on the ground. However, when Jasuri Devi jumped, she hit the ground with a thud and the people could not hold the bedsheet properly,” the local said.

Police said they have lodged an FIR under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code and an investigation is underway.

“Initial investigation suggested that Pooja’s father Mahesh Pant had gone to the market to purchase medicines. Due to the smoke, Pooja and Devi took shelter on the balcony, and to save their lives, they jumped. Condition of Pooja was stated to be serious and is still in the ICU,” Deputy Commissioner of Police (Dwarka) Ankit Singh had said Tuesday.

Pooja and her husband Yogesh work in Japan and the couple had come to India two months ago. Yogesh was not in the house when the incident occurred and had gone to Noida to meet his parents, police said.

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