India, May 3 -- At least nine people were killed after a massive fire broke out in a residential building in Delhi's Vivek Vihar area of Shahdara early Sunday morning, police said, adding that more than a dozen residents were rescued during the operation.

The blaze was reported in the early hours, with police saying a PCR call was received at 3:48 am at Vivek Vihar police station. Delhi Fire Services (DFS) officials said they were alerted a minute earlier, at 3:47 am, and rushed multiple teams to the spot. A total of 14 fire tenders were deployed by 5 am.

According to fire officials, the fire started in household items and quickly spread to at least six flats. "Around 12-15 persons were rescued by DFS," a spokesperson for the fire depar...