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Fire breaks out at Delhi's Sri Guru Gobind Singh College of Commerce, 11 tenders rush to the spot
Eleven fire tenders rushed to the site and the fire was brought under control around 9.40 am, reported ANI citing Delhi Fire Service.
A massive fire broke out at Sri Guru Gobind Singh College of Commerce in Delhi's Pitampura on Thursday. The fire broke out in the college's library first, reported ANI citing Delhi Fire Service (DFS).
The fire erupted at around 8.55 am and engulfed the college's first, second and third floors, according to DFS, said a PTI report.
Eleven fire tenders were rushed to the site to douse the flames and the fire was brought under control at around 9.40 am, the report added.
Visuals from the spot show huge flames blowing out of the windows of the college and a cloud of black smoke erupting from the flames.
No casualties have been reported till now. Cooling operation is underway.
Sri Guru Gobind Singh College of Commerce is affiliated with Delhi University.
Similar incident
On Thursday morning, a devastating fire also broke out on a moving bus in Lucknow, killing five passengers including two children, two women, and one man.
The bus, which was en route from Bihar to Delhi, caught fire suddenly on the Kisan Path near Mohanlalganj around 5.00 am, said local police. Firefighters managed to control the blaze within 30 minutes, but by then, the entire bus had been reduced to ashes.
According to eyewitnesses, most passengers were asleep at the time of the incident and woke up only after smoke began to fill the bus. The driver reportedly broke a window and fled the scene, leaving the passengers to fend for themselves.
