West Bengal: A fire broke out at the Acropolis Mall in West Bengal's Kolkata on Friday. The flames were brought under control after several fire tenders were rushed to the spot but a rescue operation is underway.
Speaking on the incident, DCP Jadavpur Division Bidisha Kalita Dasgupta said, "The fire has been brought under control but nothing can be said right now."
Ten fire tenders were pressed into service to douse the blaze which broke out at the mall in Kasba area around 12.15 pm, an official said.
"As of now, there is no report of any injury. Firefighting operations are underway. Some firefighters have entered the building wearing oxygen masks," he added.
The entire area was engulfed in smoke and traffic movement in front of the mall has been regulated, a senior officer of Kolkata Traffic Police said.
In another incident on Thursday, firefighters toiled overnight in stifling heat to bring under control a massive fire that gutted more than 50 shops in tightly-packed buildings in north Delhi's Chandni Chowk area.
Flames were still simmering under some collapsed portions of buildings and a cooling operation is underway, officials said on Friday.
The fire broke out in Chandni Chowk's Old Katra Marwadi Market around 5 pm on Thursday. There were no casualties. Delhi Fire Services (DFS) chief Atul Garg said the fire was brought under control at 4.30 am.
"Eight fire tenders have been deployed for the cooling operation. Over 50 fire tenders and 200 personnel worked through the night to control the blaze," he said. More than 50 small and big shops were gutted in the fire, he added.
Two buildings housing multiple shops, including the one where the fire started, collapsed due to the blaze. Small fires are still simmering in combustible items under the debris, Garg said.
The shops that were gutted sold sarees, dupattas and other combustible items, according to officials.
Deputy Commissioner of Police (North) M K Meena said forensics and electricity departments will conduct an inspection after the cooling operation is complete. An FIR is being registered in the matter, he said.
With inputs from PTI
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