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28 March 2024

Blaze breaks out in Delhi shantytown

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By AP

A fire burning in a New Delhi shantytown is sending huge plumes of black smoke rising over the Indian capital.

The city's fire department chief says 20 fire trucks with a total of 70 firefighters have brought the blaze under control. A.K. Sharma says there are no immediate reports of injuries or deaths.

The black smoke came from burning materials including plastic tarps and bottles, rubber tires and scraps of wood that had been collected by the thousands of residents who work collecting garbage for resale.

Sharma says the fire was next to the Lok Nayak Hospital but that a brick wall separating the two areas kept the hospital safe.