Watch: Fire at coaching institute in Delhi's Mukherjee Nagar; students use rope to escape

A fire broke out at a coaching institute in northwest Delhi's Mukherjee Nagar area on Thursday, Delhi Fire Service officials said. No injuries have been reported so far, they said.

A call about the fire was received at 12.27 pm and a total of 11 fire tenders have been pressed into service, Atul Garg, Director of Delhi Fire Service, said.

"All persons have been rescued from the building. Fire fighting operation concluded. So far, no major injuries reported," ANI quoted Delhi Fire Department as saying.



In a video shared by the fire department, people, mostly students, can be seen being rescued by the firemen through the windows.

The fire-fighting operation is underway and the cause of fire is not known yet, officials said.