A massive fire broke out at Delhi’s Gaffar Market early Friday, engulfing a four-storey commercial building that houses mobile accessories shopsAround 20–25 fire tenders were rushed to the spot
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A massive fire broke out at a mobile accessories shop in Delhi’s busy Gaffar Market early Friday, spreading across all four floors of a commercial buildingNo casualties or injuries have been reported so far, while the incident is believed to have caused significant damage to propertyAround 20 to 25 fire tenders were rushed to the spot to control the blazeThree CAT ambulances and two PCR vehicles were also deployed as a precaution.
According to Delhi Police, a PCR call about the fire was received at around 1:28 am at Karol Bagh police stationPolice personnel, including the station house officer (SHO), reached Shop No13/21 at Puri Plaza in Chain Wali Gali, Gaffar Market.
The building has four floors and houses businesses dealing in mobile phone accessoriesPreliminary information suggests that the fire started at a shop on the ground floor where mobile batteries were storedIt then spread to the upper floors, engulfing the entire building.
Overheating or overcharging of mobile batteries is being considered a possible reason behind the fireHowever, the exact cause has not yet been confirmed.
The incident comes just days after a deadly fire at a shoe factory in Delhi’s Mangolpuri Industrial AreaThe fire broke out in Phase-I at around 9:30 pm on October 30Six people were rescued from the building in an unconscious conditionFour of them later died, while two others sustained serious injuries.
Further details about the Gaffar Market fire are awaited.
