Warehouse fire kills two in Delhi

NEW DELHI - A fire in a warehouse early Thursday killed two people in Delhi’s Shastri Nagar area.

A fire department official said: “The incident occurred at 5.15 a.m. A godown with cardboard boxes caught fire and two men were killed.”

According to the official, 11 fire tenders had to be sent to douse the flames which could only be controlled by 8.40 a.m.

“The reason for the fire is yet to ascertained,” the official added.