India, March 11 -- Three labourers were killed while another got injured after a fire broke out early Tuesday morning in a temporary shelter near Anand Vihar in Delhi.

Deputy commissioner of police (Shahdara) (DCP) Prashant Gautam said that the call about the incident was made at 2:42am. Fire officials said that three fire tenders were pressed into service.

According to police, the four victims, employed as casual labourers by the Indraprastha Gas Limited (IGL) company, were residing in a temporary tent on a DDA plot near the drain and the Rotary Club office.

The deceased have been identified while the injured person is undergoing treatment.

Police said that the labourers were using a diesel-powered lamp and had placed it on a cooler ...