New Delhi, March 12 -- Three migrant workers died after a fire broke out in a temporary settlement near the AGCR Enclave in East Delhi's Anand Vihar on Tuesday. The blaze erupted around 2 am in a tent housing four labourers. The workers had been residing in the makeshift shelter situated on a plot near a drainage canal. Delhi Police has registered an FIR against unknown persons in this matter.
"We have registered an FIR at the Anand Vihar police station under Section 106(1) (causing death by negligence) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS). Multiple teams have been formed to probe the incident," Deputy Commissioner of Police (Shahdara), Prashant Gautam, said.
The Delhi Fire Services received a distress call at 2:22 am on Tuesday and dispa...