Delhi: A massive fire broke out at a warehouse in Delhi’s Fatehpur Beri area. At least 20 fire tenders have been rushed to the spot. The cause of the fire is not known yet.
Also, there are no reports of any casualty or anyone being injured so far.
Efforts are underway to douse the flames.
Earlier today, another major fire broke out on the first floor of the concourse area of the busy Lokmanya Tilak Terminus (LTT) railway station in Mumbai.
Nobody was injured in the incident as the fire remained confined to the electrical installations on the first floor. Construction workers and some people present on platform number 1 immediately vacated the concourse area, officials said.
The incident occurred at around 2:45 pm when the work for the construction of sleeping pods near the Jan Aahar Canteen located on the first floor was going on.
An under-construction sleeping pod, Jan Aahar canteen, and a portion of the station building roof and facade were damaged in the incident, said Shivraj Manaspure, Chief PRO, Central Railway.
He said the preliminary information suggested that the fire erupted in the Jan Aahar Canteen, but it now emerges that it erupted in the pod construction area. There was no passenger train on platform number 1 when the incident occurred, another official said.
Personnel of the fire brigade, Mumbai police, Central Railway, civic body, RPF and traffic police were mobilised at the spot.
The fire brigade later declared it a level 2 (major) fire, a civic official said. The fire was doused at around 5.30 pm and the cooling operation is underway.
A civic official said electric wiring and installations, wooden partitions, false ceiling, iron props, furniture, plywood, and office records were damaged in the fire near the canteen area. Railway officials said sparks during welding work for the pod construction might have triggered the fire.
“The Jan Aahar canteen is located on the first floor above the main ticket booking counter in the concourse area of the station. After the fire, the booking counters and announcement centres were immediately vacated,” an official said.
According to Manaspure, the fire was brought under control by 3.30 pm.
With inputs from PTI
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