Fire breaks out at DRDO office


A fire broke out on the sixth floor of the DRDO office at Metcalfe House in north Delhi here on Friday afternoon.

“A call was received around noon regarding a fire on the sixth floor of DRDO at Metcalfe House near the Civil Lines metro station. A total of 18 fire tenders were rushed to the site,” Delhi Fire Services (DFS) Director Atul Gar said.

The fire has been completely doused and the cooling operation is underway, he said.

The DFS Director said no injury was reported in the incident. The cause of the fire is yet to be ascertained, he added.

Six people lost their lives after a fire broke out in a house in the Pitampura area of the national capital on Thursday night.