A 28-year-old man died after a massive fire broke out at an oil godown in west Delhi's Punjabi Bagh area on Saturday evening.
A senior Delhi Fire service official said that around 22 fire tenders were rushed to the spot.
The deceased has been identified as, Romit kumar, a resident of Kirari Delhi. He worked as an accountant at the oil godown. He was with the owner and was not able to get out when the fire broke out, said the senior police official adding that his mobile was also switched off.
"His family members have been informed," he said.
Initially there was no casualty but during cooling operations a charred body was found at the first floor of the godown, DFS said. According to a senior fire official, they received a call about the fire around 4:57 p.m.
"Initially five tenders rushed to the spot and later on 17 more were sent," said the official.
The cause of the fire is not known as yet.
A senior police official said, all the adjoining buildings were evacuated as soon as the information regarding the massive fire was received.
"All the civic agencies also reached at the spot. From local enquiry it was learnt that the building used to store Lubricant oil. The reason behind the fire are still to be revealed. A under relevant sections has been registered," said the police official.