A massive fire broke out in the slums near North Delhi's Sadar Bazaar area on Monday evening.
According to a senior Delhi Fire Services (DFS) official at least 30 fire tenders were deployed to douse the fire, which was likely to have aggravated due to multiple cylinder blasts in the slums. No casualties were reported till the filing of this report. However, four persons are alleged to have suffered burn injuries.
"Initially, we sent 15 fire tenders to the spot to douse the flames. It has been more than two hours and the situation is still not under control," he said.
Another senior officer from Delhi Fire Services said, “More than 100 slums have been affected and rescue operations are still on."
The fire department reportedly received a call at around 6:45 pm, informing about fire near Tanga Stand area of Sadar Bazaar, which houses a lot of wholesale shops.
Several teams from the Delhi Police, Delhi Fire Services, CATS Ambulance, Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) are currently deployed at the site. Rescue operations are on.
A senior police officer said in the preliminary probe, it appears that the fire broke out due to the short-circuit in the area.
Police said once the blaze is brought under control, it will take appropriate action.