A massive fire broke out at a cafe in east Delhi's Mayur Vihar and also gutted several shops on the building's upper floors. A fireman has been reportedly injured in the matter.

The blaze, which erupted at the cafe located on the building's ground floor on Sunday night, spread rapidly and engulfed stores on first and second floors.

An official of the Delhi Fire Services (DFS) said that the fire is under control but three to four fire tenders are still at the location and the cooling process is underway. "We received a call regarding fire at a cafe and school uniform store at 11.40 pm on Sunday in Phase 2 and Pocket B of Mayur Vihar area," the official said.

"We rushed 25 fire tenders to the spot. One person was rescued from the terrace of the building," he said. DCP East Apoorva Gupta said, “Two brothers Amar Preet Singh and Suman Jeet Singh, who have three shops on first and second floors, had shut down their shops at 9.30 pm and went home.  At about 11.30 pm, they were informed by some locals regarding the fire in their shops, after which they alerted the Pandav Nagar police station.”

A fireman has been injured in the incident as he slipped and fell while trying to douse the fire. The fire erupted in the cafe on the ground floor and spread to the remaining two floors, she added.  The SHO of Police Station Pandav Nagar along with local police staff is also present at spot.

The DCP further said the fire is now under control but is yet to be doused completely, adding that the cause of fire has not been ascertained so far.