New Delhi: The Delhi Police on Saturday said about 30 shanties were burnt down and seven people lost their lives after a fire broke out in the Gokulpuri area.
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said that he would meet the people affected by fire in the Gokulpuri area of the national capital.
The blaze near pillar number 12 of Gokulpuri village was reported at 1.03 am. Following this, thirteen fire-tenders were rushed to the site.
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In a tweet, Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal wrote: "I got to hear this sad news in the morning. I will go there and meet the victims."
Speaking to the news agency, additional deputy commissioner of Police of North East Delhi, Devesh Kumar Pandey said, "At 1 AM today, there was a fire incident reported in Gokulpuri Police Station area. Immediately after gathering information, our teams reached the spot with all the rescue equipment. We also contacted the Fire Department which responded very well. We all managed to douse the fire by around 4 am."
"...30 shanties have been burned down and seven people lost their lives," he added.
Meanwhile, Delhi Fire Director Atul Garg told news agency ANI that 60 huts were also completely burnt and the cause behind the fire is not known.
The fire was brought under control on the intervening night of Friday and Saturday, as per the Delhi Fire Service department.
Seven bodies have been retrieved from the site of the incident.
The department officials also informed that around 13 fire tenders were rushed to the site after gathering information about the incident.
The investigation in the matter is underway.