Man dies in Delhi night shelter fire on Holi
Team Udayavani, Mar 3, 2018, 1:49 PM IST
New Delhi: A homeless man died in a fire at a night shelter in Delhi’s Kashmiri Gate area, a police official said today.
The body of the unidentified man, aged about 25, was found in the remains of the burnt tent of the night shelter run by a non-government organisation at Yamuna Bazar, the official said.
More than a dozen people were in the night shelter when the fire started last night. Except the deceased, others managed to escape, he said.
Police had received a call about the fire at 11:15pm. Three fire tenders were rushed to the spot and it took them half an hour to douse the fire, a Delhi Fire Service official said.
Police suspect a short-circuit may have led to the fire, the official said, adding that an investigation is underway. The body has been sent for autopsy.
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