At least three people died after a massive fire broke out in a building in Delhi’s Tughlakabad area in the early hours of Friday, June 12. The fire was reported at 2:24 a.m. in a five-storey residential building located in Tughlakabad Extension, Govindpuri, Delhi. Local police immediately rushed to the spot and were soon joined by the SHO, ACP, Additional DCPs, and the DCP of the South East district. Rescue operations for the trapped residents were initiated without delay. Four fire tenders and CATS ambulances also joined the operation shortly thereafter.An eyewitness told IANS, “The fire broke out at around 2:10 a.m. We came to know about it at around 2:20 a.m., by which time it had spread significantly. I used my daughter’s phone to call the fire brigade. As I came downstairs while making the call, I saw that the fire had intensified. After that, the fire brigade arrived and brought the situation under control.”