New Delhi: A major tragedy was averted after 100 people were rescued from a building in east Delhi when a fire broke out in the early hours of Thursday, an official said.
Plastic waste materials were stored on the ground floor of the four-storey building in Krishna Nagar area, while people lived on the upper floors and it had only a single staircase, Delhi Fire Services director Atul Garg said.
Five fire tenders were rushed to the spot after receiving a call at 2.10 am about the blaze. All the residents went to the terrace as the fire broke out and, therefore, the rescue operation was easy as compared to other such incidents, the official said.
Some of the residents also jumped on to neighbouring roofs in order to save themselves.
Hundred people were rescued from the building and the fire was doused by 4 am, the official added.
No casualties were reported in the incident.
