New Delhi, April 15 -- A fire broke out in a cluster of shanties in the Rohini area of Delhi on Wednesday, leaving three members of a family, including a two-year-old child, dead, officials said.

The deceased include a husband, his wife, and their toddler daughter.

Firefighters brought the blaze under control after intense efforts. According to officials, the fire originated in a 400-square-yard plot where plastic scrap was stored and multiple shanties had been erected. Narrow lanes in the area prevented large fire tenders from reaching the immediate site of the incident.

The Fire Department recovered all three bodies and sent them for post-mortem examination. Officials from the fire services, local police, Centralised Accident and Tra...