Over 30 dead in Delhi fire

Over 30 people are dead in Delhi’s Rani Jhansi Road market fire. The toll was said to increase. 

New  Delhi, Dec 8 (IANS) More than 30 people were killed and over a dozen others injured on Sunday in a major blaze in Delhi’s Rani Jhansi Road market, the national capital’s Fire Service Department said.

So far, more than 50 people have been rescued and shifted to the Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narayan Hospital and Lady Harding Hospital.

The Fire Department said that the fire broke out at in the market at 5.22 a.m. and 25 fire tenders were rushed to the spot. The exact cause of the fire is yet to be determined.

The toll was said to increase.