In Pictures: Massive fire breaks out in Kolkata, Delhi; Black smoke engulfs whole area

Thick black smoke engulfed Canning Street as fire fighters continued to battle a major blaze, raging for over 12 hours, at the multi-storey Bagree Market on Sunday. (Image: PTI)

Thirty fire tenders have been pressed into service to contain the blaze that has been raging for over 12 hours. Fire brigade personnel were seen cutting through grills and shutters to make way into the six-storey building, but the congestion in the area made the operation difficult. (Image: ANI)

The major fire at the multi-storey market, around a kilometre away from the RBI office and the Writers' Building, gutted nearly 1,000 shops and business establishments — mainly cosmetics, toy and cloth shops. (Image: ANI)

Traders from adjacent buildings were seen fleeing amid fumes and explosion-like sounds from gas cylinder blasts with whatever commodities they could recover from their shops. (Image: ANI)

No loss of life has been reported but some fire officials suffered injuries during an operation to douse the blaze, the fire department said. (Image: ANI)

Even in Delhi, a major broke out at a shoe factory in Delhi's Udyog Nagar area on Sunday. At least 28 fire tenders rushed to the site to douse the flames. The fire tenders were called in at around 4:30 am. (Image: ANI)