A fire broke out in an electricity meter board on the ground floor of a residential building in the Keshav Puram area in the early hours of Monday, prompting a swift response from the <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/news/india-news/article/delhi-massive-fire-breaks-out-at-labour-settlement-near-udyog-bhawan-no-casualties-reported-23636584" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Delhi Fire Service.</a>
According to the Delhi Fire Service, the fire was reported at around 2:03 am, following which four fire tenders were rushed to the spot.
The blaze was brought under control by 3 am. Two people were safely rescued from the site, and no injuries were reported, the fire department said.
In a separate incident on June 24, a major fire broke out in a slum cluster near the Udyog Bhawan area in the national capital, triggering a swift response from the Delhi Fire Services.
According to officials, around 20 firefighting units were rushed to the spot to douse the flames.
Fire Officer Sandeep Duggal said the affected area is located near Sena Bhawan and was being used as a temporary accommodation <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/news/india-news/article/delhi-fire-three-rescued-after-blaze-erupts-in-keshav-puram-residential-building-23637323" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">site for labourers.</a>
"This is near Sena Bhawan, and this is a temporary construction for the labourers to stay. Their camp is set up here.
<a href="https://www.mid-day.com/news/india-news/article/delhi-commercial-lpg-cylinder-prices-hiked-from-june-1-19-kg-cylinder-cost-rises-by-rs-42-23633072" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Small LPG cylinders are being used here,</a> and there are electrical wires running inside as well, so we cannot say the exact cause, but it could be one of two reasons.&nbsp;
Around 25 vehicles were involved in this... It took around three hours to extinguish the fire," he said.
A fire broke out in a meter board in Delhi's Keshav Puram area in the early hours of Monday, prompting a swift response from the Delhi Fire Service.&nbsp;
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