New Delhi, October 24 — Firefighting operations continued at a factory in Delhi's Mayapuri Industrial Area on Saturday even after 15 hours, with over 35 fire tenders deployed since Friday night, news agency ANI reported. Two adjacent factories were also affected by the blaze.

Source: ANI via LatestLY

Delhi Fire Station Officer Naveen Thakran told ANI that a call reporting a factory fire at B-41, Mayapuri Industrial Area, was received on Friday night. On the arrival of the fire tenders, it was discovered that three factories were involved, and the incident was upgraded to a 'medium' category fire.

Source: ANI via Indian Economic Observer

Thakran said the structures consist of a ground floor, upper floors and a terrace, and one of the buildings also includes a basement, with various materials stored across the structures, including the terrace areas. By the time the incident was upgraded to the medium category, twenty fire tenders were already present at the scene.

Source: ANI via Desi Talk Chicago

The fire was reported as 'under control' at 8:00 a.m. on Saturday, the officer said. Cooling operations were initiated after the initial firefighting efforts and were still underway on Saturday, with operations in their third shift, while smoke continued to billow from the factory.