Several vehicles were gutted in a massive fire that broke out at a shopping complex in Central Delhi’s Jhandewalan area on Tuesday .
A total of 15 fire tenders were rushed to the spot to douse the blaze. No casualty has been reported yet.
According to the police, the fire broke out in the Anarkali Building and a Delhi Development Authority (DDA) shopping complex in the area. “Some vehicles parked nearby have also caught fire. Fire fighting is going on… No information about any persons trapped. It will have to be checked once the fire is doused,” said Harsha Vardhan, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Central).
As per the Delhi Fire Service Deputy Fire Chief SK Dua, “Delhi Fire Service received a call at 2:27 pm of a fire in Jhandewalan Extension. Fire tenders were rushed as soon as information was received. Seeing the gravity of the fire, it was categorised as medium. Twenty-five fire tenders are present at the spot. The fire is under control. Seven-eight cars and a couple of two-wheelers came in contact with the fire. No casualties have been reported. We believe the cause of the fire is because of a blast in the AC compressor.”
This is the second incident of fire in Delhi in a day. At 7.35 am, the Delhi Fire Services received a call about a blaze in a slum cluster in New Seelampur, and rushed seven fire tenders to the area.
Delhi Fire Service officials said the fire in two shanties was doused, and there were no reports of any injuries or casualties.
