Fire in Delhi’s Shastri Park slum cluster

A fire broke out at a slum cluster today in Shastri Park area of north-east Delhi, gutting several jhuggis.

However, no casualty has been reported so far. “We received a call about the fire at 10.19am. As many as 14 fire tenders were rushed to the spot to douse the flames,” an official of the fire department said.

The fire fighters managed to douse the fire by around 11.25am and the situation was brought under control, he said, adding, heavy smoke filled the area.