Seven people were killed in a deadly fire that broke out in the shanties at Gokalpuri in India’s Delhi early Saturday.
As many as 60 shanties were burnt to ashes in the fire, reports NDTV.
Delhi Fire Service department said 13 fire tenders rushed to the site after gathering information about the blaze.
Officials found seven bodies from the site of the incident.
Devesh Kumar Mahla, additional deputy commissioner of police (northeast), said, "At 1:00am there was a fire incident in Gokalpuri PS area. Immediately teams reached the spot with all rescue equipment.
“We also contacted the fire department that responded very well. We could douse the fire by around 4:00am."
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal expressed grief over the incident.
"Heard the sad news early in the morning. I will go to the spot and meet the affected people personally," he said in a tweet in Hindi.
