New Delhi, June 12 -- Three people died after a massive fire broke out in a building in Delhi's Tughlakabad area in the early hours of Friday, police said.

Six people have been rescued so far by the Delhi Fire Service (DFS) staff and were shifted to a nearby hospital with the help of Centralised Accident and Trauma Services (CATS), officials said.

According to the fire department, at least eight injured people were evacuated earlier and shifted to the AIIMS Trauma Centre for treatment

The blaze erupted at a building located in Gali No. 1, near Naya Tara Apartment on Madhyam Marg, under the jurisdiction of Okhla Fire Station-1 (OKH-1).

DFS' Assistant Divisional Officer (ADO) Yashwant Singh Meena informed that the building comprises a g...