Blaze erupts at Azadpur Market in Delhi

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On Friday, a massive fire broke out at Delhi's Azadpur vegetable market (Azadpur Mandi).

According to the fire official the fire broke out at 5.15 pm. No casualties have been reported in the incident.

The official informed, as many as 11 fire tenders were rushed to the spot after a distress call was received.

"The fire was brought under control and the cooling process was underway," the official informed.

According to officials, it is suspected that the fire broke out in a garbage pile behind a tomato vendor's at the Azadpur Mandi and spread in no time.

More details are awaited.

Earlier on Friday, a massive fire broke out at a chemical warehouse in Ghaziabad's Kotwali Ghantaghar area. However, no casualties were reported in the incident.

Meanwhile, a fire broke out at a cloth shop at Choudhury Bazaar here on Friday morning.

The fire, which was first spotted on the ground floor of the three-storey building, later spread to two other floors, a fire official said, adding there were no reports of any injury or casualty in the incident.

At least seven fire tenders were pressed into service to douse the flames. Dark smoke covered the area causing difficulties for fire personnel in carrying out the operation in the busy market area.

"The smoke is preventing us from entering the building," a fire services officer said.

"The reason for the blaze was yet to be ascertained," the official added.

(with inputs from news agencies)