Fire breaks out at commercial building in Delhi's Barakhamba

New Delhi: A massive fire broke out at a commercial building in New Delhi's Barakhamba Road area on Thursday afternoon, officials said.

They said that the fire broke out on the eleventh floor of the building. A video shows a thick cloud of smoke emanating out of the building.

There were no immediate reports of any injuries or casualties in the blaze, they added.


According to the Delhi Fire Services Department, a fire call was received from Gopaldas Bhawan regarding the fire between 12: 56 and 12: 57 pm on Thursday.

Upon receiving the information, fifteen fire tenders were rushed to the scene and started the operation to bring the situation under control.

"Fire incident in Gopaldas building located on Delhi's Barakhamba road; Fire tenders rushed to the spot, and an operation to control the fire is on," officials said.

More details are awaited.