Fire broke out in room number 49
– Photo: Amar Ujala
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A massive fire broke out late on Monday night at the red light area GB Road located in Kamla Market in Central Delhi. Within no time the fire engulfed two floors of the building. When there was commotion, the people present there took the women and girls out of the building safely in time.
Police and 14 fire brigade vehicles reached the spot and after a lot of effort they somehow controlled the fire. Nine rooms in the building were gutted by the fire. Police officials say that the furniture of the building was completely burnt to ashes. After initial investigation, it is suspected that the fire occurred due to short circuit.
According to the police, at around 10.51 pm on Monday night, news was received that a massive fire had broken out in room number 50 of GB Road. As soon as the information was received, apart from the police, 14 fire brigade vehicles reached the spot. On reaching the spot, it was found that the fire had broken out in room number 49, not 50. As a precaution, the surrounding buildings were evacuated.
Later the fire was somehow brought under control at 11:55. The cooling work continued almost the whole night. The people present there said that even before this a fire had broken out in the same brothel. When the fire broke out on Monday, calls were made continuously to the police and fire brigade, but the fire engines arrived late by 40 minutes. Due to this the building suffered major damage. However, the local people safely evacuated the women and girls present at the brothel before the rescue team arrived. After the accident, a large crowd of local people gathered at the spot. After the fire was extinguished, the crime team reached the spot to investigate. Kamla Market police station is investigating the matter.