Fire breaks out in slum near CRPF camp in Delhi

NEW DELHI - Fire broke out in a slum area near a Central Paramilitary Police Force (CRPF) camp in Bawana on the outskirts of outer Delhi Monday.

A Delhi fire service official said the call was received at 4:10 p.m. about a fire in the slum near the CRPF camp in Bawana. Seven fire tenders were sent to the area, he said.

According to a police official, no one was injured in the fire, which was still raging about an hour later. “We are investigating the cause of the fire,” the official added.

–Indo Asian News Service