One person died and seven others were rescued after a fire broke out at the CR Building located in Delhi's ITO on Tuesday. A total of 21 fire tenders are engaged in efforts to normalise the situation, news agency PTI reported.
"We received a call at 3.07 pm, regarding a fire in the Income Tax CR building. We have rushed a total of 21 fire tenders. We have also informed the local police about the matter for further investigation and to maintain law and order," officials of the DFS told news agency PTI.
"I got an information at 4 pm that total seven people -- five men and two women were rescued safely by DFS from the third floor of the building. The process of dousing flames completely is still going on," DFS chief Atul Garg was quoted as saying by PTI.
"As the firefighters reached the spot, they evacuated the building. We had to use gas mask due to toxic fumes, but all those who were in the building were rescued safely. We have informed the local police of the area for further investigation into the matter to know actual cause of the fire," Garg added.
Fire Breaks Out In South Delhi Building, No Casualties Reported
In another incident, A fire broke out at a residential building following an explosion in two gas cylinders in south Delhi, news agency PTI reported citing officials from the Delhi Fire Services.
As per the report, no casualties were reported.
The officials received a call at 5.16 AM regarding a fire in a residential building in the Shahpur Jat area, the report said.
"After the call, three fire tenders were rushed to the spot to douse the flames," an official of the DFS told PTI.
"The fire broke out after two gas cylinders exploded," the official said further.