No casualties were reported, according to Delhi Fire Services officials.
At least 15 shanties were destroyed after a fire broke out in a slum in northeast Delhi's Shastri Park area on Wednesday, Delhi Fire Service (DFS) officials said. No one was reported injured. The department received a call about the fire around 12.10 pm and rushed 12 tenders to contain the blaze, said the official.
According to DFS, a fire broke out in a shanty which later spread to adjoining shanties leading to cylinder blasts.
"At least 15 shanties were gutted in fire which led to multiple cylinder blasts," a senior fire official said. Though the fire has been brought under control, it was very difficult to contain due to multiple cylinder blasts, said DFS Director Atul Garg.
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