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A major fire broke out in Delhi's Chandni Chowk area on Thursday, April 28, 2023, causing extensive damage to several shops and gutting goods and property worth crores of rupees.
The fire started from Marwadi Katra market and spread to Anil Market, said Delhi Fire Service (DFS) chief Atul Garg.
The DFS initially dispatched 14 fire tenders to the spot but as the fire spread to other shops, 26 more vehicles were pressed into service.
Garg said that the fire is surrounded and under control with 40 fire tenders at the spot and 170-175 officials.
He added that the main building where the fire started collapsed and efforts were on to contain the fire from spreading to several other interconnected shops, which store garments.
Garg said that the narrow lanes in the area posed as an additional challenge to the firefighters as they were forced to station their tenders 200 to 300 meters away from the main spot.
A spokesperson for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) said that the fire started from Marwadi Katra market and spread to Anil Market.
Source: Massive fire breaks out in Delhi's Chandni Chowk, 40 fire engines at spot; no casualties