Two children rescued after e-scooter, bike catch fire Delhi

The fire broke out around 1.50 am, prompting the DFS to rush multiple fire tenders to the spot.
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New Delhi, Oct 22 (PTI) Two children were rescued after an electric scooter and a motorcycle caught fire in Delhi's Balbir Nagar Extension in the early hours of Thursday, a Delhi Fire Service official said.

The fire broke out around 1.50 am, prompting the DFS to rush multiple fire tenders to the spot.

"Two children, Daksh (16) and Kavya (15), were trapped inside a ground-floor room as smoke spread through the building. A member of the fire services team rescued them, and they were taken to GTB Hospital. Doctors at the hospital said both children were normal," the officer said.

The fire involved an electric scooter and a motorcycle and was brought under control at 2.10 am. The cause of the fire is yet to be ascertained.

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