Fire at wholesale market in Delhi's Chandni Chowk

A major fire broke out at a wholesale market in the Bhagirath Palace area of Chandni Chowk in north Delhi Thursday evening, officials said.

The fire-fighting operation was underway and there was no report of injury to anyone yet, they said.

According to the fire department, a call about the blaze was received at 9.19 pm and 30 fire tenders were pressed into action.

Preliminary inquiry has suggested that the fire started at a shop and spread to adjacent shops in the market.

The cause of the fire is yet to ascertained.