Delhi- A massive fire broke out at Bhagirath Palace,the popular electricals and light market in Chandni Chowk on Thursday night.Around 35 fire tenders were rushed to the location as the blaze category was deemed to be serious with the flames spreading rapidly to adjacent builings

The fire was yet to be brought control even at 7:45 am on Friday.The electricity supply in the area was disconnected to prevent the spread of the fire.The area is notorious for dangling power lines,which present great risk in circumstances like this.The opreation ran into problems with water running out.Water was being sourced from the Metro station and other locations.

Currently, 22 fire tenders are engaged in the cooling process as the fire has been brought under control after over 12 hours, a fire department official said.

The narrow lanes in Old Delhi made it difficult for the fire trucks to reach the incident site.

“A major part of the building has been damaged and officials are using remote control fire fighting machine to douse the flames,” said Atul Garg, Delhi Fire Service Director.

A Picture showed fire spreading to adjacent buildings in the area with the flames touching the electricity wires.