New Delhi: A massive fire broke out in a building in central Delhi's Barakhamba Road, officials said. According to the fire officials, they received information regarding the blaze at 6.20 pm, following which at least 10 fire tenders were rushed to the spot.
The fire is on the ninth floor of DCM building at Barakhamba Road, they added. The reason for the fire is yet to be ascertained. Video from the spot showed the firemen trying to douse the flames while it was raining heavily in the area. Delhi is already facing floods as Yamuna breached its record water level earlier this week.
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#WATCH | Firefighting operation underway after a fire broke out on the 9th floor of the DCM building in Connaught Place. 10 fire engines are present on the spot. pic.twitter.com/A3PZ4dsVTs
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">#WATCH | Firefighting operation underway after a fire broke out on the 9th floor of the DCM building in Connaught Place. 10 fire engines are present on the spot. pic.twitter.com/A3PZ4dsVTs
— ANI (@ANI) July 15, 2023#WATCH | Firefighting operation underway after a fire broke out on the 9th floor of the DCM building in Connaught Place. 10 fire engines are present on the spot. pic.twitter.com/A3PZ4dsVTs
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Deputy Commissioner of Police (New Delhi) Pranav Tayal said the fire had broken out on the ninth floor of the DCM building where the PNB bank has an office. "Fire tenders rushed to the spot and efforts were made to douse the fire. As of now, no input of anyone being trapped in the building is there," Tayal said. Visuals showed firefighters using crane to spray water on the ninth floor in efforts to douse the blaze.
The fire officials said the blaze was brought under control at 8.35 pm and the cooling process is underway. The fire at Barakhamba, which is a stone's throw away from the famous Connaught Place, comes days after the July 12 fire in a Mahindra service centre in Mayapuri, Phase 1 area of the national capital in which several vehicles were gutted.
