Fire Contained in South Delhi Residential Flat, Residents Escape Unharmed

Fire at residential flat in New Delhi; no injuries. The fire, caused by a short circuit in a window AC unit, damaged household items on the first floor of a three-storey building. One fire tender extinguished the blaze.

A fire broke out at a residential flat here on Saturday, officials said, adding that no injury was reported.

''At around 7 pm, a PCR call regarding a fire incident at a house in DDA flats, Seikh Sarai was received at the Malviya Nagar police station,'' a senior police officer said.

The officer further said that the incident took place on the first floor of a three-storeyed building to a short circuit in a window AC unit.

''One fire tender reached the spot and extinguished the fire. Some household items such as a refrigerator, an LCD were damaged due to the fire,'' said the officer.