New Delhi, Nov. 9 -- A fire broke out at an NDMC junkyard beneath the Safdarjung flyover in the early hours of Monday, months after a similar incident was reported at the same site, raising questions over the storage and safety of materials kept there.
According to officials, the blaze spread rapidly due to discarded flex banners dumped at the site, engulfed materials stored in the open area of the civic body's enforcement department godown, and spread over around 1,000 square metres.
The NDMC chairman has sought details of the official in-charge of the store and those using it, and questioned the recurrence of fires at the site. The recurrence of fires at the same place has raised questions, and strict action is expected, civic body officials said.
Eight fire tenders doused the NDMC junkyard blaze, months after a similar fire in February.
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