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Seven people, including 5 children and 2 women, were rescued aft a occurrence broke retired successful a location successful New Friends Colony successful New Delhi astir 3:39 p.m. connected Sunday (June 7, 2026), officials said.
After the Delhi Fire Service (DFS) received a telephone astir the blaze astatine a house, a h2o bowser, a speedy effect conveyance and a bulk occurrence tender were initially rushed to the spot successful southeast Delhi, officials said.
Police said nary idiosyncratic was injured successful the blaze — which was brought nether power astatine 4:05 p.m. — and dismissed reports circulating astir the decease of a child.
"Reports claiming that a kid died successful the occurrence incidental are incorrect. No casualty has been reported, and each occupants were rescued," a constabulary serviceman said.
Firefighters launched a rescue cognition and evacuated 5 children and 2 women stranded connected the precocious floor.
Police said an injured canine was besides rescued from the gathering and sent to a veterinary infirmary for treatment.
According to occurrence officials, the occurrence was confined to the building's archetypal floor.
Police said the nonstop origin of the occurrence is yet to beryllium ascertained.
