NEW DELHI
A fire broke out at the Times of India building on Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg in central Delhi's ITO area on Sunday evening. 31 fire tenders were rushed to the spot to control the blaze.
The fire broke out in the server room on the first floor of the building at 4.30 PM. Occupants of the building were safely evacuated and no casualties were reported in the incident. The cause of the fire is yet to be determined.
"31 fire engines are currently operating. Fire fighting operations are on, no casualties have been reported," chief fire officer (West) Vipin Kental informed the media later in the evening.
Fire officials said they initially sent six fire tenders when they were informed about smoke emanating from the building. Later, more fire tenders were pressed into service as it turned out to be a big blaze.
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