6 injured after fire breaks out at restaurants in Delhi's INA market; blaze doused
Jul 29, 2024
New Delhi [India], July 29 : As many as six people were injured after a fire broke out at fast-food restaurants in Delhi's INA market early Monday morning.
The fire broke out at Kerala Restaurant, located in shop number 211 near INA Metro Station's gate 2, at 3:18 am.
"Fire was in Kerala restaurant (Shop No.211) and two adjacent shops of Chinese fast food (No.213 and 214) resulting in six persons sustained burn injuries and two of them rushed to AIIMS and the rest four were rushed to Safdarjung Hospital by PCR," according to a Delhi Fire Service (DFS) official.
Seven firefighting vehicles were sent to the fire spot to control the blaze and the fire has been doused.
The injured have been identified as Sunil (46), Ashki Nepali (26), Arun (18), Shiva (26), Shiv Kumar (24) and Girish (42).
The injured have been admitted to AIIMS and Safdarjung Hospitals.
Manoj Mehlawat, Station Training Officer (STO), Delhi Fire Service, told ANI, "We received information of the fire at 3:20 am. 7 fire brigades were sent here. More than required commercial cylinders were stored in the restaurant, which could have led to a major tragedy."
The cause of the fire is yet to be ascertained.
Further details are awaited.
