A massive fire broke out early Sunday morning at the Delhi Police malkhana (storage area) in Wazirabad, northeast Delhi, gutting many vehicles. The blaze, which started around 4:30 AM, gutted over 150 vehicles.
Seven fire tenders were dispatched to the scene, and the flames were brought under control by 6:20 AM. Cooling operations are still underway to prevent further incidents.
A call was received at 4:30 am on Sunday, following which seven fire tenders were immediately dispatched to the scene. It took two hours to completely douse the fire, according to DFS officials.“The fire call was received at 4:30 am and it was doused off by 6:20 am. However, the cooling process is still on to prevent further such incidents,” one of the officials said. Police have launched a probe to know about the cause of the blaze. Teams are also checking CCTV footage, the source said.
This is not the first fire at the Wazirabad malkhana, with a similar incident reported in August 2024. Authorities are investigating the cause of the fire, and no casualties have been reported so far.
This is also the second time fire broke out at a malkhana in the past three days, the first incident being at a Delhi Traffic Police PIT in Nehru Place which caught fire on Thursday, leading to about 100 vehicles being gutted. The reason of that fire has still not been ascertained.
