7 dead in India slum fire

A major fire swept through a slum in the Indian capital in the small hours of Saturday, claiming seven lives and destroying 60 thatched huts thus rendering hundreds homeless. The fire broke out at the slumtown in Delhi's Gokalpuri area around 12.45am when most of the residents were fast asleep, police

Fire engulfs 200 shanties in Uttara slum

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At least 200 shanties were gutted as a fire broke Out in a slum in the city's Ranavola area of Uttara sector-10 on Wednesday. Fire Service and Civil Defence control room said the fire originated from a kitchen of a shanty and spread quickly at the slum known as ‘Mustafa