Massive fire breaks out in Rithala, several shanties burnt

New Delhi: A major fire triggered in a slum area of Rithala on early hours of Monday.

The fire broke out around 2:10 am post which more than 30 fire brigades rushed to the spot to douse the fire.

#WATCH: Fire breaks out in shanties in Delhi's Rithala. 30 fire tenders at the spot pic.twitter.com/GlzUogL1bx — ANI (@ANI_news) December 4, 2016

The nearby area was covered with the black smoke. Some private vehicles are also said to have been burnt due to the fire.

More details are awaited.