India, May 27 -- Three people were injured, one of them critically, in two separate building fires in outer Delhi's Vijay Vihar and west Delhi's Subhash Nagar between Monday night and Tuesday morning, officials said. A total of 24 people, including the injured, were rescued from the multi-storey buildings.

A 42-year-old man suffered nearly 85% burns in the Subhash Nagar fire and was stated to be critical, Delhi Fire Services (DFS) and police officials said.

At around 7.06 am on Tuesday, DFS received a call about a fire at a house in Vijay Vihar Phase-2. Three fire tenders were rushed to the spot, where the fire had broken out in electric cables, causing bursting sounds, officials said.

At least 23 people were trapped on the upper floor...