A massive fire broke out at a garments godown at North Delhi’s Sadar Bazaar area in the early hours of Wednesday. Although no casualties were reported in the mishap, locals claimed that the fire gutted down the godown which manufactured garments worth crores of rupees.
According to the fire department officials, the incident was reported around 6.30am. Initially, 15 fire tenders were pressed into service. However, till the filing of this report, 28 fire tenders had been pressed into service.
The official added that it took more than four hours to douse the flames and by 5 pm, the fire was completely extinguished. Sources said at least 20 warehouses in three buildings perished in the blaze. local residents in the area claimed that they had allegedly notified the Delhi Fire Service almost immediately after the fire started in a warehouse that held garments for export.