<p>Seven people were killed after a fire broke out in shanties in northeast Delhi's Gokulpuri area in the early hours of Saturday, officials said.</p>.<p>A senior official of the Delhi Fire Services said information regarding the blaze near pillar number 12 of Gokulpuri village was received at 1.03 am.</p>.<p>Thirteen fire-tenders were rushed to the site.</p>.<p>Seven charred bodies were recovered, the official said, adding that around 60 shanties were affected and 30 of those gutted in the fire.</p>.<p>The cause of the fire was yet to be ascertained and the inferno was brought under control in four hours around 3.45 a.m.</p>.<p>Furnishing details, Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police (northeast) Devesh Kumar Mahla said that they received a call at Gokalpuri police station around 12.00 a.m. about the fire incident.</p>.<p>"The police immediately rushed to the spot with all the rescue equipment. We also contacted the fire department which responded very well and with their help we were able to douse the fire by 4 am," he said.</p>.<p>He further said that in the incident at least 30 shanties were reduced to ashes along with their belongings and seven lives have been lost."Food and shelter arrangements are being made for the evacuees," the official said.</p>.<p>Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal expressed grief over the incident.</p>.<p>"Heard the sad news early in the morning. I will go to the spot and meet the affected people personally," he said in a tweet in Hindi.</p>.<p><em>(With inputs from IANS)</em> </p>.<p><em><strong>Check out the latest DH videos here:</strong></em></p>
<p>Seven people were killed after a fire broke out in shanties in northeast Delhi's Gokulpuri area in the early hours of Saturday, officials said.</p>.<p>A senior official of the Delhi Fire Services said information regarding the blaze near pillar number 12 of Gokulpuri village was received at 1.03 am.</p>.<p>Thirteen fire-tenders were rushed to the site.</p>.<p>Seven charred bodies were recovered, the official said, adding that around 60 shanties were affected and 30 of those gutted in the fire.</p>.<p>The cause of the fire was yet to be ascertained and the inferno was brought under control in four hours around 3.45 a.m.</p>.<p>Furnishing details, Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police (northeast) Devesh Kumar Mahla said that they received a call at Gokalpuri police station around 12.00 a.m. about the fire incident.</p>.<p>"The police immediately rushed to the spot with all the rescue equipment. We also contacted the fire department which responded very well and with their help we were able to douse the fire by 4 am," he said.</p>.<p>He further said that in the incident at least 30 shanties were reduced to ashes along with their belongings and seven lives have been lost."Food and shelter arrangements are being made for the evacuees," the official said.</p>.<p>Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal expressed grief over the incident.</p>.<p>"Heard the sad news early in the morning. I will go to the spot and meet the affected people personally," he said in a tweet in Hindi.</p>.<p><em>(With inputs from IANS)</em> </p>.<p><em><strong>Check out the latest DH videos here:</strong></em></p>