At least five fire service personnel and two civilians were injured after a fire broke out at an LPG outlet in northeast Delhi’s Jafrabad area due to a gas cylinder explosion on Friday. According to officials, the injured have been shifted to GTB Hospital.
A call about the fire at an LPG outlet in Jafrabad was received by the fire brigade around 8.15 pm, they added. Eight fire tenders along with firemen from Tahirpur fire station rushed to the spot to douse the flames.
While the firemen were carrying out the operation, a gas cylinder exploded in the shop where gas stoves were repaired. “As per information, till now seven persons, including five firemen have been injured and taken to the hospital. The blaze is under control. The people living in the affected buildings have been safely evacuated.
It’s a thickly populated area and accordingly, all necessary precautions have been taken,” said deputy commissioner of police (northeast) Sanjay Kumar Sain. The police said that an inquiry into the incident has been initiated to ascertain the exact cause of the fire and to find out if any illegal activity was being carried out in the shop. Further legal action will be taken accordingly, they said.
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