A fire broke out at a stationery godown in a four-storey building in the Dilshad Garden Industrial area in Delhi on Thursday morning. No casualty has been reported so far and electrical malfunctioning is suspected to be the cause of fire, said the Delhi Fire Service (DFS).
According to Atul Garg, the Director, DFS, the fire department was informed around 8.30 AM about the blaze following which 15 fire-tenders were rushed to the spot.
“Later, 13 more fire tenders were rushed to the spot and the blaze was doused by 2 pm,” said Garg. “A fire had broke out in a stationery godown situated on the third floor of a four-storey building in Dilshad Garden Industrial area. No casualty has been reported so far,” said Garg.
Police said the fire started at the place where the chemical used in the production of "cello" tape was stored. No one was inside the building when it began. However, people from neighbouring buildings were vacated as a precautionary measure, police said.
The fire, however, did not spread to other floors, police said.