New Delhi [India], July 5 (ANI): An investigation will be conducted into the cause of a fire that broke out at a factory near Punjab National Bank in Chandan Hola early on Sunday, officials said.
A high-intensity blaze tore through a 5,000-square-yard factory around 2 am, prompting a major firefighting operation that lasted nearly eight hours, they added.
Fire Officer Manish Sherawat said around 30 fire tenders were deployed to bring the fire under control.
“We received information about a fire breaking out in a factory at around 2.30 AM. This is an area of approximately 5,000 square yards. The intensity of the fire was very high. A total of around 30 fire tenders arrived here, and it was a medium-category fire. There are no casualties. An investigation into the causes of the fire will be conducted, after which it will become clear. It took us approximately 8 hours to bring the fire under control,” he said.
Officials confirmed that no casualties were reported in the incident.
Earlier, on June 30, a massive fire broke out in the kitchen of Parikrama restaurant on Barakhamba Road in the national capital on Tuesday, a Fire Department official said.
The incident took place at around 3:40 pm, after which fire tenders were dispatched to the scene. Upon arrival, fire service personnel found the fire burning within the kitchen chimney and the accumulated oil inside it.
Fire tenders from the nearest station and a specialised Bronto Sky Lift were also deployed for rescue operations.
The official added that seven fire tenders were dispatched to the scene, and the blaze has been brought under control. No casualties were reported, the Delhi Fire Service added.
Speaking to ANI, Fire Department Official Mukesh Verma said, “At 15:40, the fire control room received a report of a fire in the kitchen of Parikrama Restaurant. Fire tenders from the nearest station and our specialised Bronto Sky Lift–deployed for rescue operations–were immediately dispatched to the scene; a total of seven vehicles were sent. Upon arrival, fire service personnel found the fire burning within the kitchen chimney and the accumulated oil inside it.” (ANI)
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