PTI

New Delhi, April 26

A fireplace broke out on the Bhalswa landfill website in north Delhi on Tuesday, officers mentioned.

The hearth division acquired details about the blaze round 5.47 pm following which 10 hearth tenders had been rushed to the spot, they mentioned.

Efforts are on to douse the flames, officers mentioned.

Meanwhile,Environment Minister Gopal Rai on Tuesday requested the Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) to submit a report on the fireplace that broke out at Bhalswa landfill in north Delhi inside 24 hours, officers mentioned.

This yr, three incidents of fireside had been reported in east Delhi’s Ghazipur landfill website, together with the one on March 28 which was lastly doused over 50 hours after it broke out.

On Tuesday, three extra incidents of fireside had been reported within the capital.

A fireplace broke out on the Transport Bhawan on Parliament Street right here on Tuesday. The hearth began from an air-conditioner in one of many rooms of the constructing.

In one other incident, a store caught hearth and unfold to different shops in Amar Colony’s primary market in Lajpat Nagar.

Delhi Fire Service Director Atul Garg mentioned, “The fire started from a shop on the ground floor and spread to other stores and a restaurant. The fire also spread to the residence and an office on the first floor of the building.” A DTC bus additionally caught hearth on Tuesday afternoon on Vikas Marg space right here.