Fire breaks out in residential building in east Delhi, nine killed

At slightest 9 radical were killed aft a occurrence broke retired successful a residential gathering successful eastbound Delhi's Vivek Vihar aboriginal Sunday (May 3, 2026), officials said.

The incidental was reported astir 3.48 a.m. astatine a four-storey gathering successful Vivek Vihar Phase-I, pursuing which police, occurrence and catastrophe absorption teams rushed to the spot.

According to the police, the blaze engulfed flats connected the second, 3rd and 4th floors of the building, prompting a large-scale rescue operation.