On Saturday morning, a massive fire broke out at a showroom at South Delhi’s Lajpat Nagar Central Market. The officials informed that they received a call from I- block in the Central Market around 10:20 am. Thereafter, 30 fire tenders along with several ambulance were hurried to the accident spot.
As per reports, a more than 70 firefighters have been employed at the spot to extinguish the fire.
“The fire spread from the showroom to other areas and we are trying to control it,” informed Atul Garg, Delhi Fire Service chief. He further assured that there has been no causalities reported as yet. Firemen and policies working in the spot confirmed that they are inspecting if there is anyone left inside the showroom.
A major fire has occurred in lajpat Nagar area, total 30 fire tenders rushed, no causality reported so far. Fire in showrooms pic.twitter.com/z5KQcXVsWO
— Atul Garg (@gargatul65) June 12, 2021
The Chief Minister of Delhi, Arvind Kejriwal informed, “Fire trucks have reached the spot, rescue and relief operations are underway. I am continuously monitoring the situation and I am in touch with Delhi Fire Department officials,” through a tweet.
दमकल की गाड़ियां मौके पर पहुंच चुकी हैं, राहत और बचाव का काम जारी है। स्थिति पर मैं लगातार नज़र बनाए हूं और दमकल विभाग के अधिकारियों के साथ लगातार सम्पर्क में हूं। https://t.co/68D9bLHU83
— Arvind Kejriwal (@ArvindKejriwal) June 12, 2021
As far visuals from the spot are concerned, black smoke engulfed the area. An eyewitness informed ‘India Today’ that the showroom comprised of multi brand clothes and watches and other items that can catch fire quite easily. As yet, it is assumed that the fire began through an electric fault in the showroom on ground floor and later escalated to the other floors.