There was major chaos when an lPG cylinder exploded in South Delhi’s Munirka area on Friday evening. Due to the blast, a portion of a community center close to the site collapsed. No casualties were reported by the police at the time of filing of this report. Meanwhile, in another incident, a massive fire took place at a Hero Honda Showroom at Patparganj industrial area on Friday morning. However, none were injured, said the police.
According to a senior fire official, the call for fire was made by a local at around 7:26 PM and three fire tenders were rushed to the spot. Currently, cooling operations are going on after which cooling operations will take place to find out the damage caused as well as casualties, if any, said the official.
The official further said that the incident took place close to community center near Munirka village. The cylinder was brought to the community center for cooking purposes. Few CATS ambulance cars have also been sent, said the fire official.
Right after the incident, police came into play and removed people close to the spot of incident.
Meanwhile, on Friday, a massive fire was reported to have broken out in a showroom of Hero Honda in Patparganj industrial area plot number 175 in east Delh. The call for fire was made by the showroom workers at 11 am and later cooling operations were done to figure out the the damage in the fire. Police said no casualties were reported but a lot of bikes along with the store was damaged from the mishap.
Further investigation in both the matters are on but prima facie the fire at the showroom took place due to a short circuit.