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Fire at three-storey house in east Delhi, two admitted to hospital

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A fire broke out at a three-storey house in east Delhi’s Vivek Vihar on Tuesday morning, police said, adding that two people who inhaled smoke have been taken to a hospital.

The fire broke out at a house in Vivek Vihar Phase-I at 8.11 am, following which four fire tenders were rushed to the spot, Delhi Fire Services (DFS) said.

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The fire was confined to domestic articles on the first floor of the building, spread over 235 square yards, which comprises a ground floor and three upper floors.

The two persons inhaled smoke and were taken to a nearby hospital by locals before the arrival of the fire service teams, DFS said.

The fire was doused around 9.45 am. Further details about the injured are awaited.

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