Efforts to douse fire at Delhi's Alipur area continues for 2nd day
New Delhi: The firefighting operations to douse the flames in Delhi's Alipur area continued for the second day on Sunday, fire department officials said.
According to fire department officials, the fire was spread across the area due to the intensity of the flames.
The fire was reported on Saturday evening at a warehouse in Delhi's Alipur neighbourhood, near Shivam Dharam Kanta.
Speaking to ANI, Chief Fire Officer Rajeev Shukla said, "The fire was spreading in every direction. When the wall collapsed it travelled in this direction. The intensity of the fire was such that you would not have been able to stand even at the opposite side of the road."
Earlier, Chief Fire Officer Virender Singh said that 35 fire tenders and around 200 fire personnel including officers are involved in the fire-fighting operations. He added that the fire was erupted in three buildings of the godown and as of now, all three buildings have collapsed.
"We received information about the fire at around 4 pm. 35 fire tenders and around 200 fire personnel including officers are involved in the fire-fighting operations. Three buildings of godown were involved in the incident and all three buildings have collapsed," Singh said.
He also highlighted that the godowns had not taken any precautionary measures for firefighting.
"We are bringing the water from 500 meters away as the vehicles cannot enter the streets. The area is more than 8000 sq yards. They have no system for firefighting," he added.
