Seven killed as fire breaks out in shanties in northeast Delhi

Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal announces compensation of ₹10 lakh for the kin of adult deceased, ₹5 lakh in case of minor deceased

Seven people, including three children, were killed in a blaze that ravaged through the shanties in northeast Delhi in the early hours of Saturday.

Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal announced a compensation of ₹10 lakh for the kin of adult deceased, ₹5 lakh in case of minor deceased, and ₹25,000 to those whose shanties were gutted.

Two minors, Roshan, 13, and his sister Dipika, 9, of same family were killed in the fire.

Five other deceased were from another family.

They were identified as Babloo, 32, Ranjit, 25, Reshma, 18, Priyanka, 20, and Shahansha, 10,.

Santu, the 58-year-old grandfather of Roshan and Dipika, said, "The fire started around 12.30 a.m. when we were sleeping. We have no idea from where and how it started. We have only one room. We came out of shanty when the fire broke out to save our lives."

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 a.m.