70-Year-Old-Man Charred To Death As Shanties Catch Fire In Delhi's Trilokpuri

As per the preliminary report, the reason behind the fire is said to be an electrical short circuit.

The deceased is survived by his wife, a son-in-law Jaipal Singh and three children.

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New Delhi: A 70-year-old man was charred to death, after a fire broke out in the shanties of Trilokpuri in the national capital, in the early hours of Friday. The deceased was identified as Niroti Lal, a resident of Trilokpuri.

At around 2 am a call about a fire incident was received by the fire department from Delhi police patrolling staff, following which four fire tenders were rushed to the spot to carry out firefighting operations.

According to an ANI report, the Delhi Police said that the patrolling staff noticed a fire near 15 Block Trilokpuri at around 2 am, which is when they made an immediate PCR call. The blaze was brought under control around 2:25 am, the fire officials said, adding that the charred body of the elderly man was recovered from a shanty.

“The patrolling staff, after noticing a fire near 15 Block Trilokpuri at around 2.00 am today, immediately made a PCR call. A team of local police reached the spot along with three fire tenders. The fire tenders doused the fire, but a charred body of a male was found from one of the shanties,” ANI quoted Delhi police.

The cause of the fire has not been ascertained yet. Reports on damages and further details are awaited. As per the preliminary report, the reason behind the fire is said to be an electrical short circuit.

The deceased is survived by his wife, a son-in-law Jaipal Singh and three children, as per ANI.

The Delhi Police said that investigation into the incident is underway. The crime branch and Forensic Science Laboratory, Rohini were called to the spot.

The incident comes a week after a fire broke out in slums near Sultanpuri Road in Delhi. No casualties were reported from the incident.