New Delhi:
A fire broke out at a saree shop in Central Market in Lajpat Nagar and a State Bank of India (SBI) branch in Delhi University campus on Wednesday night in which furniture and goods worth lakhs of rupees were destroyed.
Fire brigade officials said the first incident was reported from the SBI branch in which furniture and a few computers were gutted.
The blaze was reported at 8 pm and the fire was brought under control within an hour.
"The furniture and a few computers were damaged in the fire," said the Fire department officials. Eight fire tenders were pressed into service to douse the fire.
Another fire broke out at a saree shop in Central market in Lajpat Nagar area in South Delhi.
Though no casualty was reported, the shop was almost destroyed in the blaze.
Fire brigade officials said the blaze was reported at 9:30 pm and four fire tenders were rushed to douse the fire.
The cause of the fire is yet to be ascertained, the official said.
The city witnessed a devastating fire in Nand Nagri area of East Delhi on Sunday when 15 people had lost their lives.