New Delhi, May 3 -- Delhi BJP State President Virendra Sachdeva on Sunday expressed grief over the fire incident in Vivek Vihar area of Shahdara, which claimed nine lives, and said preliminary inputs suggest the blaze may have been triggered due to an AC blast.

Calling it a "very sad incident," Sachdeva said, "As per the information we are getting, it seems that there is an AC blast. Police received the first call at 03:45 am, and at around 03:52 am, the fire brigade reached the spot. There are around 14 fire tenders that control the fire. Around 20 people were saved while 9 people died."

He further said he met the families of the victims and described the scene as deeply distressing. "I met their families, and the scene is very heart-w...