NEW DELHI: Two people died after a fire broke out at an e-rickshaw charging station at a house in northeast Delhi’s Dilshad Garden area, an official said on Monday.
Police said the fire occurred on the ground floor of a house in Gali Shamshan Wali, where e-rickshaws were being charged. The blaze is suspected to have been triggered by a short circuit.
“Two persons were found dead at the scene. They have been identified as Shashi (25), who lived in the house, and Ballu (55), a vagabond who was present at the time of the incident,” a senior police officer said. Police said Shashi lived in the house with his parents and three brothers.
A woman, identified as Meera Devi, was also rescued by local beat staff. Two e-rickshaws were completely gutted in the incident.
The bodies of the deceased have been sent for postmortem to ascertain the exact cause of death.