A fire broke out in slum areas near seemapuri in Delhi. write a report in 200 words
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The deceased include a 63-year-old man, his son and two grandchildren.
The accident happened in Dilshad Colony around 3AM. Prima facie, the fire started at the ground floor of the multi-storey building due to a short circuit and then engulfed at least 11 two wheelers before spreading to the higher floors.
The fire was controlled by the fire department after more than an hour of firefighting.
The teams took Vijay Verma (63), his son Sanjay Verma (40), Sanjay's wife Mona and their children Harshu and Chiku and another person to GTB Hospital. Mona is currently being treated while the rest succumbed.
"On preliminary enquiry it was found that the fire broke out due to a short circuit at the electric meter. Scooter/ motorcycles parked at the gallery were also burnt. A case under section 287,304A IPC is being registered," said Deputy Commissioner of Police (Shahadra) Nupur Prasad.
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Fire at Seemapuri Slums
A fire broke out at the Seemapuri slums in North Delhi, last night. Though there has been no news of casualties till morning, several cases of burns have been reported from nearby hospitals. The General Hospital alone reported about seventy burns cases from Seemapuri. The fire was first reported to the emergency number at 10:50 PM. But apparently it must have spread fast, as a strong breeze was blowing across the city at that time. By 11:30 PM most of the slums was on fire and several fire tenders were rushed to the area from Seemapuri and nearby Ferozbagh Fire Stations.
The blowing wind and narrow lanes made it difficult for the fire fighters to put out the flames. But they managed to do this and the fires were down by 1 AM. Residents were however warned to stay away from the area and not to go in search of possessions, as there was the danger of falling debris from half burnt makeshift structures and shanties. Fire Chief Chetan Lal told reporters, that the cause of fire could have been a short circuit from one of the illegally taken electricity connections. Three firemen received minor burn injuries and were given first aid at the General Hospital.