Chandigarh, May 15 -- Fire broke out at DEFLO Club in Sector 26 on Wednesday evening, reducing much of its interior to ashes. No casualties were reported in the blaze, but a man was critically injured in a scuffle that broke out outside the premises during the emergency response.

According to station fire officer Gurmukh Singh Multani, the fire control room received a distress call at 4.42 pm following which eight fire tenders from Manimajra, Sector 17, and Phase 1 and Phase 2 Industrial Area stations were rushed to the spot.

There weren't many guests inside the club at the time of the incident, and the employees present inside were also rushed out quickly.

Multani said nearly 50 to 60 fire brigade personnel were pressed into service a...