Fire breaks out at Nehru Place building in Delhi
A minor fire on Sunday broke out at a cloth showroom in the basement of a high-rise building in Nehru Place in south Delhi.
There was no casualty in the fire, officials said.
The fire broke out at around 2 pm at building No 93 near Vaikunth Tower.
Nine tenders took an hour to douse the fire which had engulfed the entire cloth shop. The cause of the fire is yet to be known, they said.
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