A massive fire broke out in a showroom in Lajpat Nagar market in Delhi on Saturday, a fire official said.
According to the fire department, a call related to the fire was received between 10 am to 10:30 am, following which 30 fire tenders and several ambulances rushed to the spot.
More than 70 firefighters are deployed at the spot to douse the fire.
According to the officials, the cause of the fire is still not known and the fire operation is still underway. The fireman and police are checking if there is anyone inside the showroom.
Atul Garg, Delhi Fire Service Chief, said, “A major fire spread has occurred at Lajpat Nagar, South Delhi. The fire spread from the showroom to other areas and we are trying to control it. No causalities have been reported so far.”
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal tweeted about the incident and wrote, “Fire tenders have reached the spot, relief and rescue work is going on. I am constantly monitoring the situation and in constant touch with the Delhi fire department officials.”
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Due to the fire spread property worth crore has turned into ashes. Batla Handloom, Sangam Saree, Raymond Retail and the other two showrooms have been completely destroyed.
The visuals at the spot show a dark cloud of smoke engulfed the area. The smoke of the fire spread was witnessed in a radius of at least one kilometer.
The nearby resident and the eye-witness told a media organization that the building has many such showrooms which could catch fire easily. It is expected that fire has started from the ground floor of showroom due to an electric fault and later spread on other floors.
The eye-witness said, “This building had Amba Crockery in the basement and on the upper floors it had brands like Van Heusen, Raymond along with Batla Handlooms. The fire started from the lower floor and because it had clothes, plastic and paper materials. The fire soon spread on higher floors.”