Narrow escape for firefighters as three-storey building collapses after fire breaks out in Delhi

NEW DELHI: A three-storey godown that was on fire in north Delhi collapsed as 100 firefighters were putting out the flames, resulting in a narrow escape, officials said.
According to the Delhi Fire Service officials, no injuries were reported.

The department claimed to have received a call about a fire at a factory on Roshanara Road close to the Pulbangash metro station, but when its teams arrived, they discovered it to be a godown.
Around 100 fire-fighters are deployed at the spot, the department said.
"We received a call around 11:50 am about a fire at a factory near Jaipur Golden Transport on Roshanara Road. Eighteen fire tenders have been rushed to the site. During the fire-fighting operation, the three-storey building which caught fire collapsed but fortunately, our fire-fighters had a narrow escape," Atul Garg, Director, Delhi Fire Service, said.
Fire-fighting operations are under way, he said, adding that the cause of the fire is not known yet.
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