DFS chief Atul Garg said, "A total of eight fire tenders were dispatched to the site. Seven people have been rescued from the building so far." (File)A fire broke out in a shop in Rohini’s Pooth Kalan area Thursday afternoon, causing one death.
Delhi Fire Services officials said a 25-year-old man died in the fire and several others were rescued.
DFS chief Atul Garg said, “A total of eight fire tenders were dispatched to the site. Seven people have been rescued from the building so far.”
The DFS said that a PCR call was received around 3.57 pm and the fire was brought under control around 6:45 pm.
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They said the fire had begun on the bottom floor of the building, which housed a shop, and then spread to the upper floors. A gas cylinder had exploded due to the fire, they added.
Officials noted that the ground and first floor were commercial areas, where shoe manufacturing took place. The second, third and fourth floors were residential areas.
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