20220608 80 rescued after fire breaks out in basement of building in Delhi’s Lajpat Nagar market
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80 rescued after fire breaks out in basement of building in Delhi’s Lajpat Nagar market
Updated: 2022-06-08
NEW DELHI: Around 80 people were rescued after a fire broke out in the basement of a building in southeast Delhi’s Lajpat Nagar market on Wednesday, officials said.
The fire started in the electrical panel of the building, they said.
A senior fire official said the information about the fire was received at 2.54 pm and 10 fire tenders were rushed to the spot. All the people on the other floors of the building were safely rescued.
The ground and first floors of the building housed a private bank and a private company was operating on the second and third floors, the fire officials said.
Around 80 people were rescued safely by Delhi Fire Services personnel from the first, second and third floors. The fire was in the basement only, they said.
According to police, smoke engulfed the entire building and people started choking and panicking. The rescue operation was started and window panes were broken as people inside the building were gasping for air, a senior police officer said.
People were calmed down and helped to reach a window on the backside of the building. Police personnel climbed to the window with the help of ladders and ropes and rescued people by forming a human chain, the officer said.
No one was injured, the police said.
Web Source: The Times of India