
Several injured as cars catch fire in India capital
The Peninsula
New Delhi: Indian fire officers reported casualties on Monday after fire engulfed several vehicles near New Delhi s landmark Red Fort. The cause of th...
New Delhi: Indian fire officers reported casualties on Monday after fire engulfed several vehicles near New Delhi's landmark Red Fort. The cause of the fire was not immediately clear.
The Press Trust of India news agency reported there had been a "blast" near a metro station in Old Delhi.
The Indian Express and Times of India newspapers both reported eight people had been killed. AFP was not able to immediatly verify the casualties.
Ambulances streamed into a nearby public hospital, carrying several injured people, AFP images showed.
The building was cordoned off amid a heavy police deployment as officers moved through the corridors.













