Massive fire breaks out near Delhi’s Kalindi Kunj metro station, 17 fire tenders on spot

A massive fire broke out at a furniture market in the national capital’s Kalindi Kunj metro station area on Friday (June 21) morning. The metro services on the Magenta Line metro of the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) were disrupted due to the fire.

At least 17 fire tenders were rushed to the spot in Kalindi Kunj to douse the blaze, which was reported at around 5:55 am today morning.

Firefighting operations are on but no injuries have been reported at the time of filing the report.

Taking to Twitter, the DMRC has issued a statement saying: "Train movement has been stopped temporarily between Jasola Vihar Shaheen Bagh and Kalindi Kunj due to smoke and fire from a fire underneath the section. We regret the inconvenience."

"Short loops are being run between Janak Puri West and Jasola Vihar Shaheen Bagh. No service between Kalindi Kunj and Botanical Garden temporarily," tweeted DMRC.