A fire broke out in a Central Bank of India ATM branch in North Delhi's Kashmiri Gate branch on Monday evening. Police said the fire occurred outside the ATM at the signboard and the fire was spreading inside. According to a fire department official, six fire tenders were rushed to the spot after being informed about the incident and doused the fire in 15 minutes.
The fire official further said a call about fire in a bank was received at around 6:24 in control room. "The fire occured prima facie due to a short circuit. The fire broke out in an ATM booth sign board of the bank. Fortunately the blaze could not spread inside the bank as it was closed today. No one was hurt or injured from the fire. There was no cash in the ATM as well," a senior police official said.
The fire was doused off at around 7:15 pm, the official said.