New Delhi, April 25: More than 35 shanties were gutted after a fire broke out in a slum in southeast Delhi's Jamia Nagar on Monday, officials said. There were no human casualties in the incident, they said.

A call about the fire in a slum cluster in Batla House area was received at 3:15 pm and 11 fire tenders were rushed to the spot. Five cattle died in the incident, Director of Delhi Fire Services Atul Garg said. Delhi: NDRF Personnel Rescue One Person From Debris of Satya Niketan Building Collapse (Watch Video).

"Around 35-40 huts had caught fire, which was doused by 4:40 pm," he said. Garg said the cause of the fire is being ascertained.

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