At least 50 shanties gutted in major fire in Rohingya shelter in Delhi

This is what remains after a massive fire engulfed a Rohingya settlement in South Delhi.

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Mohammad Shakir, one of the residents of the camp told The Indian Express that about 230 people from the Rohingya community were staying in the camp. “We have also lost all our articles including refugee cards and money as the fire spread very quickly. Many people were sleeping when the fire broke out, however all were rescued on time,” said Shakir.

“We don’t know how fire broke out. We live here for six years,” he added.

Another resident said that camp residents had hired a private security guard to keep a check during night but he had not been reporting for duty since the past three months. “We are very poor people and have no source of income but we had to pay Rs 6000 per month to him. But for three months, the guard was not coming,” said Javed.

The camp housed about 230 Rohingya refugees. (Express Photo by Gajendra Yadav)

According to police, the cause of the fire is yet to be ascertained. (Express Photo by Gajendra Yadav)

Residents say all their belongings were gutted in the fire (Express Photo by Gajendra Yadav)