India, May 3 -- Nine people died after a fire broke out inside a residential building in Delhi's Shahdara early Sunday morning, police said, adding that over a dozen people were rescued.

The incident took place in the Vivek Vihar area. A call about the fire was made at 3.48 am, according to the police.

"On reaching the spot, fire was found in the flats situated on the second, third and fourth floors of the premises. Fire extinguishing operations rescued 10-15 persons from the building. Two of them had minor injuries. They were shifted to Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital for treatment," deputy commissioner of police (Shahdara) Rajendra Prasad Meena said.

Police officers said that their staff, along with the Station House Officer (SHO) and Assi...