India, May 24 -- Four separate fire incidents reported across Delhi within hours left several people injured and caused extensive damage to shops and property, officials said. A massive fire broke out at the furniture market near northeast Delhi's Seelampur metro station on Friday night, engulfing several furniture shops operating mostly under tin sheds, according to police and fire department officers. A total of 25 fire tenders were used to douse the blaze.

A few locals allegedly pelted stones at a firefighting vehicle, claiming that the fire trucks had arrived late, officials said, adding that the glass of a fire tender was also damaged during the stone pelting. A video of the incident was later widely shared on social media platforms...