India, June 20 -- One person was rescued after a fire broke out in an electrical goods godown in east Delhi's Shahdara area early Saturday morning, officials said. They said the Delhi Fire Service (DFS) received a call about the blaze around 4:50 am and six fire tenders were pressed into service. According to the officials, electrical items were stored in the godown where the fire broke out. The godown was located on the ground floor of a two-storey building. Firefighters managed to rescue one person safely from the first floor of the building during the operation. There were no casualties in the incident, the officials said. The fire, which affected an area of approximately 100 square yards, was brought under control by 6:20 am.
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