4 injured after jumping from first floor to escape blaze in Delhi’s Bhajanpura

NEW DELHI: At least four people were injured after they jumped to escape a fire that broke out on Sunday morning in parked two-wheelers at a house in Bhajanpura.

According to Delhi Fire Services, "The fire department received a call at 2 am about a fire in four two-wheelers parked in the ground-floor parking lot of a house in the Bhajanpura area of North East Delhi. Four people jumped from the first floor and were taken to a nearby hospital. Others were rescued from the house."

Officials said 11 fire tenders were deployed in the operation, and the blaze was brought under control by 3:50 am.

Meanwhile, in a separate incident earlier, a fire broke out at a factory in the Bawana Industrial Area of the national capital, officials said.

According to preliminary information, the blaze erupted in Sector 2 of the industrial area. Upon receiving the alert, 17 fire tenders were rushed to the spot as part of a swift response by the Delhi Fire Department. Firefighting operations were carried out to douse the flames and prevent the fire from spreading to nearby units in the cluster.

In another incident, a fire broke out at Hard Rock Cafe in Connaught Place, prompting a quick response from the Delhi Fire Department. Officials said a call regarding the blaze was received at 12:31 pm, following which four fire tenders were immediately dispatched.

The fire, which originated in the restaurant’s chimney, was brought under control within minutes by around 12:50 pm. No casualties or injuries have been reported so far. Authorities said timely intervention helped contain the blaze before it could spread further within the premises or to adjacent structures in the busy Connaught Place area.

(Witha agency inputs)