Fire breaks out at Delhi shop, over 90 fire-related calls on Diwali

A blaze at a shop in Sadar Bazaar area of Delhi was among the over 90 fire-related incidents reported on Diwali, officials said.

Ninety-six fire-related calls were received from Saturday midnight until 6 pm on Sunday. However, no injury or casualty has been reported in any of the incident so far, officials said.

"The fire broke out in a shop that was housed on the fourth and fifth floors of the building and contained packaging materials and plastic toys, which were gutted in the blaze", a fire official said.

The call about the blaze in the shop was received at 3 pm, after which 12 fire tenders were rushed to the spot and the blaze was brought under control by 4.25 pm, he said.

The official said a fire broke out at a sanitary shop in northeast Delhi's Jagatpuri area.

The call about the fire was received at 2.51 pm after which six fire tenders were pressed into service. The fire was brought under control within an hour, the officer added.

The officials said they are attending to calls ..