India, Jan. 2 -- A major fire broke out at a warehouse storing batteries in outer Delhi's Peeragarhi in the wee hours of Thursday. During the rescue operation a portion of the building collapsed which led several people including three firemen who had entered in the building to douse the flames, got trapped.

I hope and pray that no life is lost. #udyogvihar #industrial #peeragarhi #fire pic.twitter.com/JDOBmdTpk7 - Mehar Bhagat (@MeharBhagat) January 2, 2020

As per recent report, thirty-five fire engines are on the spot. Also a team of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) is at the site for the rescue operation.

According to the fire brigade, they have received a call around 04:23 am that a fire had broken out in a factory at Ud...