Fire breaks out at a restaurant in Delhi’s Pandara Road, no one injured

Senior fire control officials said the blaze was reported at the Veg Gulati restaurant in Pandara Road Market at 2.46am on Wednesday when there were no customers inside the eatery.

“We rushed to the spot with five fire tenders and over 35 staffers. The fire had spread to the ground and first floor and adjacent shops. The firemen doused the fire in time and nobody was injured. At the time of the incident, there were no staffers inside. The fire was controlled in time and not much damage was reported,” said Atul Garg, chief of Delhi Fire Services.

Two other famous eateries — Gulati Restaurant and Ichiban — located on either side of Veg Gulati were shut down after the blaze for repair, officials said.