A fire broke out in a servants' quarter at the residence of Doordarshan's director at Shahjahan Road here in the early hours of Friday, fire officials said. The call about the fire was received at 2 am. Six people were rescued from the house, they said. Four fire tenders were rushed to the spot. Domestic articles kept in the servants' quarter on the ground floor of the house of Doordarshan director Mahender Singh had caught fire, a senior fire official said.

Two people were rescued by locals before the firemen reached the spot. Four more people were rescued by the firemen and a woman was shifted to RML Hospital, he said.