Delhi: Fire breaks out at textile factory in Bakkarwala

New Delhi [India], September 8 : A massive fire broke out at a textile factory in Bakkarwala area of outer Delhi on Sunday morning, officials said.
Thick plumes of smoke and intense flames were seen billowing from the first floor of the double-story building.
Fire tenders were rushed to the scene to control the blaze.
Delhi Fire Services department officials said that the fire broke out in a clothes factory near Rajiv Ratna Awas in the Bakkarwala area of Outer Delhi.
"Twenty-five fire engines were dispatched to the spot, and firefighting operations are ongoing," they said.
The cause of the fire is yet to be ascertained, they added.
Further details are awaited.