New Delhi slum fire

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A fire broke out in a slum in India's capital on Friday, destroying hundreds of huts where residents had collected scrap plastic and rubber for resale.

A resident cries after her shanty was gutted during a fire in New Delhi on June 22, 2012. Around 100 dwellings were gutted in a fire at a slum cluster and in an adjoining scrapyard in the Indian capital June 22. No casualties have been reported thus far, according to local media reports.

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