New Delhi:A major fire broke out at a showroom in Kingsway Camp Market on Saturday morning, and large quantities of stock were gutted, causing substantial financial losses, police said. Police received a PCR call regarding the blaze at the Bata showroom in Mukherji Nagar around 6:52 am in northwest Delhi. Soon after receiving the information, police rushed to the scene and found that the fire initially erupted on the showroom’s ground floor. Police said the flames quickly spread to the first and second floors because the shop’s shutter could not be broken open immediately, delaying fire-fighting efforts initially.

Officials said the shop housed a huge stock of shoes packed in paper boxes, which intensified the fire and made the operation more challenging. The fire caused heavy financial losses to the showroom due to damage to stock and property, police said. \ Dense smoke engulfed the market area during the operation, drawing a large crowd and shopkeepers, police said.

Police cordoned off the area and ensured no one entered the affected premises during the fire-fighting.