New Delhi, December 12: A portion of a two-storey building housing an auto spare part-making unit collapsed following a fire in north Delhi's Kashmiri Gate area, officials said on Tuesday. No one was injured in the incident that happened on Monday night, they said.
According to a Delhi Fire Service (DFS) official, the department received a call from an auto spare parts manufacturing unit in the Nikalson Road area in Kashmiri Gate area around 9.25 pm. Delhi Fire Video: Massive Blaze Erupts at Auto Spare Parts Warehouse in Kashmere Gate, Seven Fire Tenders Deployed.
Delhi Building Fire
#WATCH | Delhi Fire Service ADO Sumit Kumar says, "The fire is in the Kashmere Gate area... Among the auto spare parts materials, the plastic and rubber items have caught fire. We received the call at 9.30 pm. There are 7 fire tenders on the spot. There is no information on any… https://t.co/IQweGR2XZh pic.twitter.com/StsTbV2B7B
— ANI (@ANI) December 11, 2023
At least 10 fire tenders were pressed into service and it took about eight hours to control the blaze. "While the cooling operation was going on, a major portion of the building collapsed," the DFS official said. The police said they were trying to ascertain the cause of the fire.
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