Fire breaks out in Connaught Place hotel; 13 fire tenders used to control blaze

Fire breaks out in a hotel at Connaught Place in Delhi and six fire tenders are present at the spot. Efforts are on to douse the fire. The cuase of fire is not know yet and there is no report of casualties so far.

#WATCH | Fire broke out in a hotel in Connaught Place in Delhi this morning. Six fire tenders are present at the spot. Fire fighting operations are underway. pic.twitter.com/DPECAlGNXN — ANI (@ANI) January 21, 2023

There was no report of any injury to anyone, said an offcial, adding that the hotel is in 'F' block of Connaught Place. The Delhi Fire Services received information regarding the fire at 8.51 am, following which 13 fire tenders were rushed to the spot to douse the blaze, the officials said. The fire was brought under control at around 10.35 am and the cooling process is underway, they added.

The fire broke out in Connaught Place's Suncity Hotel.

In July 2022, a fire broke out in another restaurant in Connaught Place in the outer circle. It was brought under control and no injuries were reported. In a similar incident on January 16, a fire broke out in Delhi`s Shakarpur which was doused with the help of eight fire tenders.