Massive fire breaks out in Delhi’s Rajouri Garden restaurant; 10 fire tenders rushed
The Hindu
Fire breaks out in Rajouri Garden restaurant, forcing students to jump off building; no casualties reported, cause unknown.
“A fire broke out in a restaurant in west Delhi’s Rajouri Garden market on Monday, forcing several students of an institute to jump off the building to save their lives,” authorities said.
“A person was taken to a hospital with minor injuries,” police said.
“We received a fire call regarding fire in Jungle Jamboree Restaurant near Rajouri Garden Metro Station at 2.01 p.m. 10 fire tenders were immediately dispatched to the site to control the blaze,” Delhi Fire Services chief Atul Garg said.
“No casualties have been reported so far and the cause of the fire remains unknown,” he added.
Thick smoke engulfed the area, creating panic among the shopkeepers.
Many videos of the incident went viral on social media showing people jumping off to an adjacent building to save their lives.
Sources said there were more than 20 people at the time of incident.