Delhi: Massive fire guts exhibition goods warehouse in Chandan Hola
The incident triggered a firefighting operation with over 25 fire tenders pressed into service.
The incident triggered a firefighting operation with over 25 fire tenders pressed into service.
Delhi Fire Services sources said the blaze may have started near the ground-floor staircase, while investigators found sealed windows and no emergency exit.
Every government that has ruled Delhi has ordered a magisterial inquiry after a major fire. Not one report has ever been placed in the public domain.
As per officials, at least nine people, including a toddler, died in the fire that broke out in a residential building in the early hours of Sunday.
Authorities said the building had both storage and residential use, complicating evacuation efforts as flames spread quickly through multiple floors in the early morning hours.
A massive fire broke out near the Matiala fish market in Delhi, engulfing hundreds of slums and triggering panic among residents.
According to officials, no casualties have been reported in the incident.
The police have apprehended the in-charge of the godown used for parking and charging of the e-rickshaws.
Meanwhile, in yet another incident, a fire broke out in a shoe factory in northwest Delhi's Keshavpuram on Tuesday morning.
The fire was reported at 5.02 p.m. in the shoe factory at Mayapuri Phase 2 and rescue operation is underway.
