Around 30 jhuggis were gutted in a massive fire that broke out in the slums at North Delhi’s Majnu-ka-Tilla area on Sunday afternoon. No casualties or injuries were reported in the mishap. In a similar incident, a massive fire broke out in the cable rolls at the grid in the National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) plant at Outer Delhi’s Rohini Sector-18 on Sunday.
In the first incident, the fire broke out around 1.45 pm in the slums near the Ring Road at Majnu-ka-Tilla area. According to a fire department official, “Ten fire tenders were rushed to the spot to douse the flames. The cause of the fire is yet to be ascertained.”
In the second incident, a fire broke out in the electric cable rolls. The incident came to light around 12.45pm
at the NTPC plant in the Rohini Sector 18 area.
According to a Delhi Fire Services official, they received a call around 12.45pm. Ten fire tenders were rushed to the spot to douse the blaze. The official further said that the fire has been controlled and cooling operations are still on.
Meanwhile, the fire department official said that they are yet to establish the exact cause of fire. In the preliminary probe, it appears that fire broke out due to short-circuit.