Fourteen people are confirmed to have died in a massive fire that eng🎉ulfed a three-storey commercial building near Mundka metro station inꦑ West Delhi, said DCP (Outer) Sameer Sharma.
Around 60-70 people have been rescued, but some are still trapped inside, said police. DCP Sharma added that 12 peo🌼ple are injured.
The Delhi fire department received reports of fire🎀 at around 4:40 pm on Friday and 24 fire tenders were rushed to the spot, as per🤡 officials. The police also reached the spot and broke the windows to rescue people, said a senior police officer.
Foღota𒅌ge on social media showed the fire ripping through the building.
Preliminary enquiry has revealed that the three-storey commercial building was generally used for providing𓂃 office space to companies, said DCP Sharma said. He added the fire initiated from the firsꦕt floor of the building which houses the office of a CCTV camera and router manufacturing company.
The owner of the company is in police custody.
(With PTI inputs)
