Fire spreads through Gaffar Market building in Delhi

A fire spread through Puri Plaza, a four-storey commercial building in Delhi’s Gaffar Market, early Friday after being reported to police at about 1:30 a.m. Delhi Police said the blaze appeared to start in a ground-floor shop storing mobile batteries. The cause remains under investigation, and police said no deaths or injuries had been reported; property damage was reported. Fire services sent emergency vehicles to the site in Chain Wali Gali. Reports differed on the total: two accounts put the deployment at 22 fire service units or vehicles, while another reported around 25 fire tenders. One account also said three CAT ambulances and two police control-room vehicles were deployed. The units were described as including water tenders and water bowsers. Accounts also differed on the fire’s status. One said it had been brought under control, while another reported that firefighting operations were still underway. Additional water bowsers and lighting equipment were reported at the scene. No definitive deployment total or common status update was established in the reports. Delhi Police said preliminary information indicated the fire originated in a ground-floor shop where mobile...