Early Morning Blaze Injures Six at South Delhi Restaurant

Six people were injured in a fire at a South Delhi restaurant on Monday. The fire, believed to have started from a short circuit, engulfed two adjacent fast food joints. Firefighters took two hours to extinguish the blaze. The injured are admitted to AIIMS and Safdarjung Hospital.

Six people sustained injuries in an early Monday morning blaze at a restaurant in INA market, South Delhi, officials reported.

The fire, which also consumed two nearby fast food joints, was reported from Kerala Restaurant at shop number 211 near INA Metro Station gate number 2 at 3.18 am. Seven fire tenders managed to douse the flames after two hours, according to the Delhi Fire Service (DFS).

The injured workers, who were sleeping inside the establishments, sustained burn injuries ranging from 20 to 70 percent. The DFS suspects a short circuit triggered the blaze and further investigations are ongoing.

(With inputs from agencies.)