Fire in Delhi's Tughlakabad slum, 1,500 Shanties Destroyed

 After a massive fire broke out in the slums of South-East Delhi's Tughlakabad area late on Monday night, around 1,500 shanties were burnt, leaving hundreds of people homeless.

                                     

A call was received at 12.50 am and 30 fire engines were rushed to the spot, a fire department official said.

Rajendra Prasad Meena, DCP (South East) said "We received information about a fire at around 1 am at slums in Tughlakabad. All police staff reached here immediately. It is being said that around 1,000-1,200 shanties caught fire".

                                   

"Locals are saying most people came out of their shanties after a fire broke. However, it cannot check as it is a big fire," he said.

The fire was controlled at around 3:40 am, No casualty has been reported, police said .