New Delhi: A major fire broke out at an NDMC godown near the Safdarjung flyover on Friday evening, prompting the deployment of 20 fire tenders, officials said.

Police said they received an alert at around 6 pm from a local resident about the blaze at the godown near Prachin Shiv Mandir, following which emergency teams were rushed to the spot.

"Immediately upon receiving the information, police rushed to the spot, where heavy flames were observed in the NDMC godown. The police staff promptly and safely evacuated all persons from the fire-affected area. Due to the timely information provided by the public person, any major incident was averted," a senior police officer said.

He added that no loss of life has been reported yet.

A Delhi Fire Services official informed that 20 fire tenders have been pressed into service and the incident was reported at 6.02 pm.

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"Our teams are working at the spot. If required, more fire tenders will be rushed to the spot," the DFS officer said.

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(PTI)