DELHI: A late-night fire in a four-storey residential building in Delhi’s Shahdara left nine people, including women and a minor girl, hospitalised after they suffered breathing difficulties due to smoke inhalation, officials said on Sunday. According to the Delhi Fire Service (DFS), a call about the blaze at D-45 in Mansarover Park was received at 12.03 am. Three fire tenders along with a water bowser were immediately rushed to the spot. A senior fire official said the blaze broke out in domestic articles kept in the parking area on the ground floor of the building. Smoke quickly spread through the structure, trapping residents on different floors. During the rescue operation, DFS personnel evacuated nine people from the building and shifted them to Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital after they complained of breathing difficulties caused by smoke inhalation. The injured were identified as Vanshika (20), Tanishka Soni (19), Durgesh (49), Yogesh Verma (50), Raj Rani (65), Arun Garg (48), Ananya (12), Renu Garg (19) and Prateek Garg (19). Officials said all those rescued were admitted to GTB Hospital and kept under observation. The fire was later brought under control. Officials added that the exact cause of the blaze is yet to be ascertained.
