But the fire tender took more than half an hour to reach, locals alleged on Tuesday. People who stay in the vicinity of the ill-fated home told The Indian Express that had the fire tender reached on time, casualties could have been avoided. Pinto, a neighbour, said the fire tender reached almost 40 minutes after the blaze started. When contacted, an official at Okhla Fire Station said they reached the spot soon after they got the information. Soon after the first tender reached the spot, we sent four more fire tenders.

Source: Indian Express June 28, 2017 00:33 UTC