New Delhi: As many as nine people were injured in a cylinder blast during a firefighting operation at a factory in Anand Parvat Industrial Area in the national capital on Saturday, informed Delhi Fire Service. A total of 12 fire tenders were pressed into action to douse the fire.
"A total of 9 people including six firefighters, one policeman, one person of the factory and an unknown person were injured in cylinder blast during the firefighting operation in Anand Parvat Industrial Area today morning.
All injured are in stable condition," informed Delhi Fire Service. The exact cause of the fire is yet to be ascertained. More details into the fire mishap are awaited.
In yet another fire accident that took place the same day, five persons received minor injuries in a cylinder blast during a firefighting operation in Azad market.
In the wee hours of Saturday, some shops in Azad market area of north Delhi caught fire. The effect of the raging blaze was powerful that of the three buildings located there, one structure collapsed. At least three dozen fire engines were drafted in from different police station areas of the national capital to douse the flames. Altogether 100 firemen were involved in controlling the blaze. Several shops and vehicles came under the range of raging inferno. It took several hours to douse the flames. Besides, twelve police teams belonging to Bara Hindu Rao police station and personnel from Civil Defense were assisting the firemen in containing the blaze. The cause of the fire and damage done to the building are yet to ascertained.
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