New Delhi: A major fire broke out at a socks warehouse in the basement of a building near Usha Mata Mandir in the Sarai Rohilla area of Delhi late on Friday night, prompting a large response from the Delhi Fire Services, officials said.

Source: IANS via Hi India

According to fire department officials, the incident was reported at around 11.36 p.m. on Friday at the building in Shahzada Bagh, under the jurisdiction of Keshav Puram. The godown is located in the basement of a basement-plus-ground-floor structure spread across approximately 550 square yards.

Three water tenders, three water bowsers, two breathing fire tenders, one mobile pump and one quick response vehicle were deployed in the expanded firefighting operation. The fire department issued a 'Make-4' emergency message at around 12.01 a.m. on Saturday, The India Print reported.

Source: The India Print

The blaze was brought under control at around 4.50 a.m. on Saturday, after which cooling operations continued to prevent any possibility of the fire reigniting. No casualties or injuries were reported, officials said.

The Sarai Rohilla blaze was the third major fire reported in Delhi on Friday, according to IANS, in a series of fire emergencies in the capital ahead of Diwali. Further details are awaited.