One dead, another injured as fire breaks out in a residential apartment in Delhi

New Delhi: A woman died and another sustained injuries after a massive fire broke out in a flat at Delhi’s Dwarka area, a police official said. The deceased has been identified as Jasuli Devi (83) and injured Pooja Pant is admitted to the hospital.

Sharing the details, the official said that a police control room (PCR) call was received at Dwarka South police station regarding a fire in a flat at Pacific Apartment in sector-10, Dwarka. Acting on the information, a police team rushed to the spot. “Flames have been doused by fire fighters and two persons who were in a balcony of the flat were rescued by the Delhi Fire Service (DFS),” said the police official.