Fire Broke At 4-Storey Building In Delhi

27 bodies have been recovered from the building so far!

New Delhi: On Friday evening, A massive fire that broke out in a four-storey building near Mundka metro station in Delhi is now under control, informed Satpal Bhardwaj, Divisional Officer, Fire Department.

"The fire has been brought under control. No new body has been recovered (after 27 bodies)," Mr. Bhardwaj told reporters.

As many as 27 bodies have been recovered from the building that caught fire yesterday evening so far and eight injured persons have been admitted to the hospital.

The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) team has also reached the spot for rescue operations. A total of 50 people have been rescued so far, according to the Deputy Commissioner of Police.

Earlier in the day, on preliminary enquiry, it was found that it is a four-story commercial building generally used for providing office space for companies, the police said.

The fire broke on the 1st floor of the building which is an office of CCTV cameras and router manufacturing company. The owners of the company are in police custody now.

"Efforts are being made to control the situation," the police said.

The divisional officer of the fire department informed that there was only one staircase due to which people could not escape the building.

President Ram Nath Kovind, PM Narendra Modi, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi are among the several politicians to mourn the loss of lives in the Painful incident.

PM Modi has said that ? 2 lakh each will be given to the families of those who lost their lives. The injured will be given ? 50,000, PMO tweeted.

Further details are awaited.