New Delhi, March 5 -- In a tragic incident, a 17-year-old girl was killed and over 100 makeshift dwellings were incinerated after a massive fire erupted in Delhi's Rithala area during the early hours of Thursday.

The inferno left numerous migrant households displaced as it tore through the congested residential cluster.

The Delhi Fire Services (DFS) was alerted to the conflagration at 4:15 AM. A total of 18 fire engines were dispatched to the scene to fight the flames, which had advanced swiftly throughout the colony.

First responders discovered the scorched remains of the adolescent, identified as Rozina Khatun, among the wreckage once the fire was successfully contained. Her remains were transported to BSA Hospital and subsequently m...