New Delhi, May 3 -- At least nine people were killed in a fire that broke out early Sunday morning in a four-storey building in Vivek Vihar area of Shahdara, Delhi Police said.

A PCR call regarding the incident was received at around 3:48 AM at Vivek Vihar Police Station, following which police teams, along with senior officers, rushed to the premises in Vivek Vihar Phase-I.

However, according to the Delhi Fire Service, a STOP message was received at around 8:00 AM from DO Mukesh Verma after the fire was brought under control.

The fire officials stated that the blaze involved domestic articles in at least six flats of the building. During the operation, nine charred bodies were recovered from different floors, one from the first floor,...