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40-yr-old woman dies in house fire in Delhi

The building where a fire broke out in the New Usmanpur area in New Delhi on Sunday.

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A 40-year-old woman died in a fire that broke out in a house in northeast Delhi’s Bhagat Singh Colony early Sunday morning, the police said.

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According to officials at the New Usmanpur police station, a call was received around 7 am regarding a fire from a house in the colony. After getting information, firefighters and police personnel rushed to the spot. The flames had engulfed the ground floor of the house.

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Four fire tenders were rushed to the spot to douse the blaze. A forensic team later examined the scene.

During the rescue operation, a woman, identified as Manju Jain, was found inside the premises. She was shifted to JPC Hospital where doctors declared her dead on arrival.

A police official said further investigation was on to determine the cause of the fire.

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