Goa, June 12 -- Three people lost their lives after a massive fire engulfed a multi-storey residential building in Delhi's Tughlakabad area during the early hours of Friday, according to police officials.

Emergency responders from the Delhi Fire Service (DFS) rescued six people from the burning structure and shifted them to a nearby hospital with the assistance of the Centralised Accident and Trauma Services (CATS). Earlier reports from the fire department stated that at least eight injured occupants had been evacuated and taken to the AIIMS Trauma Centre for medical treatment.

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