A massive fire broke out in four tent godowns in south Delhi's Jaunapur area in the early hours of Tuesday, destroying four vintage cars parked nearby and decorations worth crores of rupees. There were no casualties in the incident.
According to Delhi Fire Service (DFS), a massive fire broke out in four tent godowns in the area near Mandi Road bus stand that gutted atleast four vintage cars parked nearby and decorations worth crores of rupees. Fortunately, there were no casualties reported due to the incident and the cooling operation by 50 firemen lasted for more than five hours. DFS Director Atul Garg said, "A call regarding the fire in four tent godowns was received at 1.56 am on Tuesday and 10 fire tenders were rushed to the spot." According to the DFS, four vintage cars parked adjacent to the godowns and decoration items were gutted in the fire.
“Fire was in four tent godowns, one of them having area 1000 sq yards and rest three having area 500 sq yards each. The fire brigade team, which consisted of 50 firemen, brought the fire under control after five and a half hours of hard work. It was a matter of relief that no one was killed or injured in the accident. But goods worth crores were burnt to ashes,” he said.
The DFS chief also stated that while four vintage cars came under the grip of fire, the firemen were successful in saving atleast half a dozen vintage cars. “Apart from these five tent warehouses, the firemen were also successful in saving the other warehouses. The fire was brought under control after 7:15 am. After controlling the fire, cooling work is being done,” Garg added.
Meanwhile, the owner of these godowns faced losses in crores due to the fire that burnt most of their wedding decoration items. Amrit Pal Singh, owner of two of the godowns in Jaunapur that were gutted, rushed to the spot as soon as he heard of the fire at midnight. Upon reaching, he was left in shock after he saw flames gripping the godowns.
"I received information about the fire around 2 am. I immediately rushed to the spot. I have two godowns here that were packed with decoration items used for wedding functions. According to my calculation so far, items worth Rs 2.5 crore were destroyed in the fire. I will check our records for the exact amount," he said, adding that his staff had switched off all electric equipment before leaving the godown.
Meanwhile, DCP South Ankit Chauhan told The Pioneer that there was only one car which caught fire.