A six year old girl was charred to death when a fire broke out and gutted around 250 shanties at the Mansarovar Park area area. The fire disrupted metro services between Dilshad Garden and Mansarovar Park stations for over an hour on Monday afternoon as a precautionary measure.
Nupur Prasad, DCP Shahdara said, "The girl is yet to be identified. Although the owner of the shanty, Ram Vilas claims that the daughter of his brother slept there often, we are waiting for final confirmation. The body of the girl has been charred beyond recognition."
According to the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) statement, "At 1:15 pm, a heavy smoke was reported to be billowing out of the slums beneath the viaduct between Mansarovar Park and Shahdara (line-1) Metro stations. As a precautionary measure, the train services were suspended between three stations between Dilshad Garden and Mansarovar Park Metro stations during this period. The rest of the line remained unaffected." It also stated that normal services were resumed at 2.33 pm after due clearances. A fire broke out on Monday afternoon in the slums in Mansarovar Park area of Shahdara. According to the Delhi Fire Services, a call was received at 1 pm about the blaze and 15 fire tenders were rushed to the spot.