A major fire broke out in a cluster of temporary tin-shed accommodations for labourers near Udyog Bhawan in central New Delhi in the wee hours of Wednesday, gutting around 200 makeshift structures, according to the Delhi Fire Services.
The fire department received a call at 3.02 am about the blaze in an electrical panel located near the labour settlement. The flames rapidly spread through the closely packed tin-shed rooms. A massive firefighting operation was launched.
The incident comes as demolition work at Udyog Bhawan, a landmark government office complex in the Central Vista area, is under way as part of the central government’s large-scale redevelopment project. Built in the late 1950s, Udyog Bhawan is being dismantled following the demolition of the neighbouring Nirman Bhawan.
Authorities said no deaths or injuries have been reported. The magnitude of the property damage is yet to be assessed.
