Two incidents of fire outbreaks were reported in an hour in the national Capital on Friday. In the first incident, two men were injured after a cylinder blast occurred on the first floor flat in North-East Delhi’s Vijay Park, within the jurisdiction of the New Usmanpur Police Station.
Fire Department officials said that they received a call at around 7.45 am about a cylinder blast in Street no 1 of Vijay Park. Fire tenders were rushed to the spot. Two men, Ravi (22) and Ravinder (20), were rescued with minor injuries.
“The fire outbreak in Vijay Park was due to a cylinder blast. One of the victims, Ravi, received 20 pre cent burn injuries. The other victim, Ravinder, who had minor injuries, was discharged from the hospital soon,” said a fire department official.
In the second incident, a minor fire outbreak was reported at DDA market in North-West Delhi’s Pitampura area. No casualty was reported, said officials.
“A call was received around 8.30 am about a fire outbreak in DDA market in Pitampura. Fire tenders were rushed to the spot. It was a minor fire outbreak in a restaurant which was brought under control,” said an official.