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In an unfortunate incident, as many as seven people lost their lives after a fire broke out in shanties of Gokulpuri area in Delhi on Friday night.
Around 13 fire tenders rushed to the site and the fire was brought under control on the intervening night of Friday and Saturday.
The identities of the seven people who died is yet to be established as the bodies were unrecognisable. As per officials, around 60 shanties were burnt due to the fire breakout.
On Saturday, Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal announced an ex-gratia for the families of the seven people killed. He even visited the site where the blaze broke out last night.
"I am saddened by the fire incident in which seven people died. The poor make their shelters after a lot of hardwork. The Delhi government will give Rs 10 lakh each to the deceased adults' families, Rs 5 lakh to deceased children's families and Rs 25,000 to those who shanties were burnt," CM Kejriwal said.
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