India, June 25 -- A fire broke out in a temporary three-storied metal container-based cluster near Udyog Bhawan housing scores of labourers involved in construction activities in central Delhi in the early hours of Wednesday, a Delhi Fire Services officer said.

Except for a fireman receiving a minor injury, no one was injured in the fire, the official said.

The blaze gutted around 200 container-based rooms as it took nearly three hours to douse the flames. The exact cause of the fire is yet to be ascertained, the officer said.

At 3.02 am, the fire control room received a call regarding the fire. "Initially, two fire tenders were rushed to the spot. Since the fire spread quickly and engulfed a large portion of the temporary structure, 1...