The massive fire that broke out at a rubber godown in south Delhi's Malviya Nagar on Tuesday night continues to even on Wednesday morning as firefighter struggle to douse the blaze. Over 40 fire engines are at the spot. Although no casualty was reported in the fire has caused panic among locals. The Indian Air Force has also deployed a chopper to douse the flame after authorities sought its help.
The IAF said it has launched a Mi 17 helicopter for Bambi operations from PALAM to try and contain the fire.
"The presence of a warehouse in a residential area is questionable. It's been five hours now and the fire is yet to be doused. That's scary. As far as I know, all the houses in the particular bylane have been evacuated," said Samyam Gupta, another resident.
The buildings in the area were cordoned off and the building was sealed.
The rubber godown is close to Sant Nirankari Public School.
"The fire has spread to an adjacent house and a school too. The fire tenders are taking time to control the fire because they have not been able to enter the narrow bylanes properly. Also, it has been quite windy here for the last two-three hours, which has helped fan the smoke," said Nikhil Singh, a student who lives in the area.
Local AAP MLA Saurabh Bhardwaj alleged that there were many such illegal godowns and illegal factories were many disasters are waiting to happen.
He also said that the local AAP councillor had complained to SDMC officials, but no action was taken.
