Multiple fire incidents were reported across Delhi late on Saturday and into Sunday, including a major blaze at a hardware and paint store in Uttam Nagar and a fire in the basement of a building in Malviya Nagar's Khidki Extension area, officials said. No casualties or injuries were reported in either incident.

Source: IANS via The Freedom Press

Uttam Nagar hardware store blaze

The fire broke out late on Saturday evening at the hardware and paint store on Main Najafgarh Road in Uttam Nagar and spread from the ground floor to the upper floors of the three-storey building, according to reports of the incident. Several fire tenders were rushed to the spot to contain the flames.

Janakpuri Fire Station Officer Sarvanlal Meena said three fire tenders were dispatched from his station and one more came from Dwarka. He said no one was injured and everyone at the site was found safe. The cause of the Uttam Nagar fire had not been established immediately, officials said.

Source: IANS via The Freedom Press

Malviya Nagar basement fire

In the second incident, a fire erupted in the basement of a building in Khidki Extension, Malviya Nagar, in south Delhi. Eight fire tenders were deployed and firefighters brought the blaze under control, with no casualties or injuries reported. Reports attributed the fire to a large accumulation of garbage inside the basement.

Source: Nation Press

The two blazes were part of a cluster of fire emergencies reported in the capital ahead of Diwali, a period when fire services remain on heightened alert in congested commercial and residential areas. Fire officials said further details on the cause of the Uttam Nagar blaze were awaited.