NEW DELHI: A person sitting inside a car was charred to death after the vehicle caught fire in north Delhi's Alipur area on Sunday, officials said. According to fire officials, they received information regarding the blaze around 7 am, following which three fire tenders were rushed to the spot.
The fire was later doused.
The vehicle, Kia Seltos, belongs to a person in Kurukshetra, Haryana and a team has been sent there, a senior police officer said.
The victim is yet to be identified, he said.
A video of the incident that is being circulated on social media shows a car that is parked along the roadside catching fire immediately after a tempo passed by.
