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Massive Fire Breaks Out At Delhi's Ghaffar Market; 22 Fire Tenders Rushed, No Casualties Reported

Massive Fire Breaks Out At Delhi's Ghaffar Market; 22 Fire Tenders Rushed, No Casualties Reported

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A fire broke out in a ground‑floor shop of the four‑storey commercial building at Puri Plaza, 13 Block, Gaffar Market in Karol Bagh, Delhi, on Friday, November 6, and was reported at about 1.28 a.m. The blaze, which started where mobile batteries were stored, quickly spread to all four floors. Twenty‑two fire service vehicles or tenders were rushed to the site, and firefighting operations were underway. The cause of the fire has not yet been ascertained, and no casualties have been reported.

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  • left · 4 outlets

    New Delhi: A fire broke out at a shop in Delhi's Gaffar Market in Karol Bagh on Friday, prompting the deployment of 22 fire service vehicles, officials said. The blaze was reported at Puri Plaza in 13 Block at 1.30 am, following which multiple fire tenders were rushed to the spot. Delhi building…

    — Deccan Herald

  • center · 1 outlet

    Firefighting operations were underway, and the cause of the blaze was yet to be ascertained.

    — Deccan Chronicle

  • right · 3 outlets

    A fire occurred early Thursday morning at an institute located on Mangal Bazar Road in Laxmi Nagar. The Delhi Fire Service received emergency calls around 5.50 am regarding the incident. Three water tenders and multiple emergency vehicles were dispatched promptly to the scene. Firefighters managed…

    — The Economic Times

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Deccan Herald Center-Left The Printers (Mysore) Pvt. Ltd.

Fire breaks out at shop in Delhi's Gaffar Market, 22 fire tenders deployed

New Delhi: A fire broke out at a shop in Delhi's Gaffar Market in Karol Bagh on Friday, prompting the deployment of 22 fire service vehicles, officials said. The blaze was reported at Puri Plaza in 13 Block at 1.30 am, following which multiple fire tenders were rushed to the spot. Delhi building…

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