A massive fire broke out in the slum area of the Jahangirpuri neighborhood in Delhi on Sunday.
Fire tenders rushed to the spot following the information about the incident was received.
"We received information about fire in the slums of Jahangirpuri area. 11-12 fire engines reached the spot. We found that the fire had started in an open area where garbage was lying. The fire is being extinguished, but the cooling process will take time," said Rajeev Kumar Sinha, Assistant Divisional Officer, Delhi Fire Service.
Visuals of the fire have surfaced on social media showing enormous billows of dark smoke in atmosphere.
In a similar incident that took place today, a fire broke out at a hostel room in the Maulana Azad Medical College in the early hours of Sunday, a fire department official said.
According to Atul Garg, the Director of Delhi Fire Service (DFS), the call regarding the blaze was received around 6:09 a.m. following which fire tenders were rushed to the spot.
“The fire was in the air-conditioner, furniture and clothes in room No. 89 on the first floor of the old boys hostel of the medical college,” said Garg.
“A total of seven fire tenders were sent and no casualty has been reported,” he added.
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