A massive fire erupted in Safdarjung Hospital on Tuesday. The fire caused chaos among the nearby people. Seven fire tenders were rushed to the spots.
The fire erupted in the store building of the old emergency building of Safdarjung Hospital in Delhi at 10:40 am. No one was injured or hurt in the fire incident. According to the Delhi Fire Services (DFS), the fire was brought under control.
DFS chief Atul Garg said, "The fire was at gate 6 of the old emergency building of the Safdarjung Hospital. Seven fire tenders were rushed to the site. Fire is in the building's store room".
Four charred to death in separate incident
Earlier today, four people of the same family were charred to death in a fire incident in Prem Nagar, Delhi. A building in Prem Nagar caught fire in the wee hours at around 3.30 am. Two fire brigade vehicles reached the spot and doused the fire.
During the firefighting operation, the fire brigade officials rescued four people who were admitted to the hospital where doctors declared them dead.
The fire probably sparked from the inverter and caught by the sofa on the first floor of the building after which the fire engulfed the entire floor, said the sources.
The deceased have been identified as Heera Singh (48), Neetu Singh (46), Robin (22) and Lakshya (21). The reason for the fire is yet to be ascertained and a probe is underway into the matter, said the officials.
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