At least 9 dead as fire breaks out in a residential building in Delhi's Vivek Vihar

A four-storey residential building in Delhi's Vivek Vihar caught fire early Sunday (May 3) morning, killing at least 9 people and injuring several others.

According to reports, the fire broke out on the second floor of the building around 4 am. Fire tenders were immediately rushed to the spot to carry out rescue operations but the blaze had reportedly spread to the third and fourth floors of the building.

Though the exact cause of the fire is yet to be known, several reports say that an AC blast in the building led to the blaze.

As per the Delhi Police, 2nd, 3rd and 4th floors were ingulfed in the fire , and around 10-15 people were rescued, out of whom two were shifted to Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital and given first aid for minor injuries.

"During preliminary enquiry, it has been found that nine persons have lost their lives in the said fire incident. Fire was found in the flats situated on the 2nd, 3rd and 4th floors. During rescue and fire extinguishing operations, 10/15 persons were rescued from the building, out of whom two persons, having sustained minor injuries, were shifted to Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital for medical treatment. 12 fire tenders were at the spot with DDMA staff, traffic officials, and local police,"said Delhi police.