Fire in scrap dump at Delhi slum

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IANS New Delhi
Last Updated : Apr 16 2016 | 4:22 PM IST

A fire broke out in a scrap dump at a slum cluster here on Saturday, a fire official said. It took one-and-a-half hours to douse it and there was no casualty.

The fire occurred around 10 a.m. in Dwarka sector 3 in west Delhi.

"At least 20 fire tenders were rushed to the site and it took about one-and-a-half hours to douse the flames," the official said.

The reason behind the fire could not be immediately ascertained, the official added.

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First Published: Apr 16 2016 | 4:12 PM IST

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