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GURUGRAM: A fire broke out at a slum opposite Artemis Hospital in Wazirabad on Monday morning, destroying nearly 60 shanties. The slum residents said they used to pay between Rs 1,500 and 2,000 per month for each hut as rent.Singhla has issued a letter, seeking information about the owner of the land. No deaths were reported but the shanties of several slum residents, along with cooking ware, fans, coolers and other household items, were completely destroyed.The district authorities have made alternative arrangements for the slum residents with the help of the district Red Cross Society . “We have set up all facilities and provided food, water and other essentials to the affected people,” said sub-divisional magistrate Sanjeev Singhla.According to sources, the shanties were built on Huda land. A local saw smoke billowing from the slum and informed us,” he said.Another fire broke out at a cosmetics shop in Galleria market around 6.45pm, said fire officials..