50 jhuggis gutted in fire in slum cluster in Chanakyapuri

Around 50 jhuggis were gutted when a fire broke out in a slum cluster in high-security Chanakyapuri area here last night.
"Fire department received a call at 10 PM and 11 fire tenders were pressed into service to douse the flames, which apparently erupted in a hut," an official of fire department said.
No casualty or injury to anyone was reported in the incident, the fire official said.
The exact cause of the fire was yet to be ascertained.
"Fire fighters managed to douse flames within few hours and nobody was injured in the incident," the official said.
Several high commissions and embassies are located in Chanakyapuri, situated in the heart of the national capital.