After 24 hours, the fire in Delhi’s electronics market is still out of control

Around 9 p.m. on Thursday, a fire broke out at Bhaghirath Palace. It appeared to be put out by Friday morning, but a new fire soon broke out.

A large fire at Delhi’s Bhaghirath Palace, a complex holding electronics stores, assembly facilities, and warehouses, in the Chandni Chowk district, has so far destroyed 150 shops and caused three buildings to collapse. A fresh fire broke out in a few stores early on Friday morning after the original incident, which had started around 9 p.m. on Thursday, and has continued to spread ever since.
According to officials, three of the five huge buildings damaged by the fire have collapsed, but no one has been hurt or killed, as the fire started after the stores were virtually closed.

On Friday morning, the fire was put out and the cooling process started, but by Friday evening, it had rekindled and had grown significantly. Firefighters are still working to put out the flames about 24 hours after the fire started, according to a senior police officer, as reported by news agency PTI.

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20 fire fighters were working to put out the blaze on Friday night around 9 o’clock, according to a fire department official. Since previous night, up to 40 fire tenders have been called in.

According to officials, the fire started in a shop in Mahalaxmi Market and quickly spread to the nearby electrical equipment stores. In addition to the smoke, the air was contaminated by the smell of burning rubber and plastic.

Director of the Delhi Incident Service Atul Garg told PTI that the cause of the fire is still unknown.

Traders waited excitedly to enter their burned-out stores in order to salvage whatever the fire left behind while masking their mouths with handkerchiefs and other coverings. As he sat in the road next to one of the damaged buildings, Sanjay Kumar stated, “I don’t believe there is anything left. We have lost several crores as a result.”

Balwinder Singh, who has a shop in the structure directly across from the ones impacted, was among those impatiently for the fire to put out. “Right now, our store is secure. Around 11 o’clock at night, while my father was in the business, I learned about the fire. He assured me that our store is secure, but I’m here to be sure “He spoke to PTI.

The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD), and reserve police forces all rushed to the scene as soon as word of the fire was received, according to Deputy Commissioner of Police (North) Sagar Singh Kalsi.

In a related event, a three-story commercial building’s top level was completely destroyed by fire in September, destroying 80 shops.

The traders wanted compensation from the government, claiming their total losses to be close to 400 crore.

“We’ve written to the Delhi government numerous times requesting that they take action to stabilise the market, but nothing has happened so far. Every five to six months, a fire breaks out. There is a mesh of hanging wires all around, and there is no fire alarm system in place. There hasn’t been any infrastructure improvement “An investor said.

He continued, “The government ought to reimburse the shopkeepers for the losses they have suffered.

The lack of water, weak structures, and narrow lanes, according to the fire officials, made it difficult for them to carry out firefighting operations.

Director of Delhi Fire Service Atul Garg stated in a tweet, “Chandni Chowk fire There were almost 200 firefighters and 40 fire trucks dispatched in all. Weak construction, a lack of water, a limited lane, and crumbling buildings are major concerns.” Data provided by the fire department indicates that as of November 23 this year, the Delhi Fire Service had responded to 40 calls involving fire in Chandni Chowk.

Arvind Kejriwal, the chief minister of Delhi, expressed sorrow over the tragedy and said he is gathering information from the relevant district government about the current state of affairs.