Fire breaks out at 3-story building in Delhi, 12 rescued

Delhi Fire Service director Atul Garg said, Five fire tenders were rushed to the spot and so far 12 people have been rescued. The fire broke out on the first floor of the building, he said, adding the cause of blaze is being ascertained.

Twelve people were rescued after a fire broke out at a building in east Delhi's New Ashok Nagar on Tuesday, officials said.

A call about blaze was received at 3:34 pm, fire department officials said. Delhi Fire Service director Atul Garg said, ''Five fire tenders were rushed to the spot and so far 12 people have been rescued.'' The fire broke out on the first floor of the building, he said, adding the cause of blaze is being ascertained. No casualties have been reported so far, officials said, adding that the fire has been brought under control. ''On receipt of the information (about the blaze), fire tenders were called on the spot and 11-12 people were rescued from the building. The fire is completely under control. ''No one was injured in this incident. Initial enquiry has revealed that the fire initiated from the storage of lithium batteries situated at the first floor of the building,'' Deputy Commissioner of Police (east) Priyanka Kashyap said. Further enquiries into the matter continues, police added.