Fire mishap in garments shop in Delhi's Gandhinagar; no loss of life

The fire broke out in a garment shop in the Gandhinagar area of Delhi. The blaze was doused after almost one hour. Goods worth lakhs have been turned into ashes, however, no casualties have been reported.

New Delhi: Fire broke out a garments shop in a four storey building in Gandhinagar area of Shahdara district in Delhi on the intervening night of Friday and Saturday. No loss of life is reported. Nine vehicles of the fire brigade reached the spot and doused the flames.

Goods worth lakhs have been burnt into ashes, sources said. Officials of the fire department said, "a fire was reported in a building near Jain temple street in Gandhinagar area. The reason for the fire is not yet known and it is being investigated. The fire and emergency services were able to douse the blaze after around one hour. No casualties have been reported."

Earlier on Wednesday night, a massive fire broke out on the 8th floor of Sunny Valley Society in Dwarka, which created panic among the local residents. Following information, a vehicle of Bronto Skylift, used to extinguish fire in multi-storey buildings, arrived at the spot and brought the flames under control.