New Delhi, Jun 10 (PTI) A 40-year-old woman was asphyxiated to death after a fire broke out in a DDA flat in northeast Delhi's Welcome area on Monday, fire department officials said.

"We received a call at 3.15 pm regarding a fire at a double-storey house. Two fire engines were pressed into service which took two hours to douse the flames," Delhi Fire Services chief Atul Garg said.

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Garg added that the fire was doused a little after 5 pm.

The air conditioner and the electricity meter were fire, Garg said, adding that during the search operation, a woman was found unconscious due to smoke inhalation.

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She was declared dead by a nursing assistant of a CATS Ambulance, the official said.

"The victim was identified as Bhawna," Garg said.

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