Fire in slum area, 13 injured

At least 13 people, including two firemen, were today injured in a blaze that broke out in a slum at a Danishamanda area of the city.
The cause of the fire is said to be gas leak from an LPG cylinder at a house in the slum area, Assistant Police Commissioner Ravinder Pal Singh Sandhu said.
The condition of one of the injured is serious, he said.
The blaze was doused by fire officials with the help of locals, Sandhu said.