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At least 14 persons died and over
50 others suffered injuries when a major fire engulfed a congregation
of eunuchs or trans-sexuals at a community center in an east
Delhi locality Sunday, said local media reports.
The incident took place at around 18:30 p.m. Sunday evening
at the community hall in Nand Nagri area, where a three-day
congregation of eunuchs was taking place, according to the
reports.
Police said the fire first began in the kitchen of the community
center and thereafter spread to other parts of the hall. Police
later said the cause of the fire could be an electric short
circuit.
Government officials and hospital authorities put the toll
at 14. The injured have been admitted to various hospitals.
The death toll could still rise, according to the reports.
Over 20 fire engines were sent to the spot to put out the
fire which was raging hours after it started.
The trans-sexuals in India are socially marginalized people
feeding themselves by providing entertainment, funeral, marriage
and ritual services
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