After 17 hours, fire in Malviya Nagar’s rubber godown doused with 8000 litre water

As many as 80 fire engines have been deployed to contain the fire since last evening and a total of approx 8000 litre of water was dropped in this incident by bambi bucket operation.

New Delhi: A major fire that broke out in a rubber godown in south Delhi's Malviya Nagar area yesterday doused off after 17 hours. A total of approx 8000 lts of water was dropped in this incident by bambi bucket operation. A massive fire broke out in a rubber factory in Delhi's Malviya Nagar. A dense plume of smoke billowed from a burning truck and the godown in Khirki Extension area was causing panic among locals. Then police evacuated the area to ensure the safety of the people living near the godown. As many as 80 fire engines were deployed to contain the fire since last evening. Firefighters were struggling to contain the fire. The Indian Air Force had launched a Mi 17 helicopter for Bambi operations from PALAM to try and contain the fire at the godown.

#SavingLives : Indian Air Force launches a #MLH class helicopter for Fire Fighting Operations with Bambi Buckets from AFS Palam to contain fire at #MalviyaNagar , New Delhi, Today. @SpokespersonMoD @nsitharamanoffc @DefenceMinIndia pic.twitter.com/4QAa2uIgXP

— Indian Air Force (@IAF_MCC) May 30, 2018

No casualty was reported in the incident. It is said that the fire started from a truck parked near Sant Nirankari School in Malviya Nagar. The truck was loaded with rubber sheet from a godown. The fire from the burning truck spread to the godown.