New Delhi, July 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) A major fire broke out at a three-storey commercial building housing an electronics showroom in Delhi's Uttam Nagar area early on Wednesday, prompting a large-scale firefighting operation involving more than 15 fire tenders and over 75 firefighters, officials said.
According to the Delhi Fire Services, the blaze originated in the basement of the ground-plus-three-storey building and quickly spread throughout the structure, which is built over an area of approximately 350 square yards.
Officials said the fire rapidly engulfed the entire building, damaging a large quantity of electronic goods, electrical equipment, furniture and other fixtures stored across all floors of the showroom.
Soon after receiving information about the incident, the Delhi Fire Services launched an extensive emergency response operation and rushed more than 15 fire tenders along with over 75 firefighters to the spot to prevent the flames from spreading to adjoining structures.
Firefighters battled the blaze for several hours before successfully bringing it under control.
According to the Delhi Fire Services, the fire was brought under control at around 6.30 a.m. after sustained firefighting efforts.
Officials said no casualties or injuries were reported in the incident.
Authorities are assessing the extent of the damage caused to the building and the goods stored inside.
The exact cause of the fire is yet to be ascertained, and further investigation into the incident is underway.
Earlier on June 29, a fire broke out in the electric meter panel of a residential building in the Keshav Puram area of northwest Delhi. Three people were safely rescued.
The incident was reported at B-4/180, Lawrence Road, near Lal Shahi Mandir, under the jurisdiction of Keshav Puram.
The fire was confined to 24 electric meters installed on the ground floor of the building, which comprises a ground floor and four upper floors.
During the operation, the DFS team safely rescued Gaurav (28), Kaira (25), and Indu Batra (55), who were stranded on the building's terrace.
Source: IANS
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