The incident broke out in the late hours of Tuesday. Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Shahdara, Prashant Gautam, confirmed the death of two people in the incident.
DCP Shahdara Surendra Chaudhary told ANI, "We received a phone call at Geeta Colony Police Station regarding a major fire in a house at approximately 5:30 am. Accordingly, local police, fire brigade, ambulance and PCR vans rushed to the spot. Nine people were rescued and were sent to hospita
An officer of the Delhi Fire Service (DFS) told ANI, "Around 6.55 pm, a fire broke out inside a residence in the Shahdara area. The firefighters managed to pull six persons out from the scene of the blaze."