Fire in mobike showroom in Delhi

A fire broke out on Tuesday in a commercial building here destroying a number of motorcycles displayed in a showroom, an official said adding that no one was injured in the incident.

A call reporting a fire in the showroom of Yamaha and Hero motorcycles in a four-storeyed commercial building in Mahendra Enclave in outer Delhi was received at 4.10 p.m., a fire service official told IANS.

The fire service used 10 tenders over an hour and a half to put out the flames that destroyed the 15-20 motorcycles displayed in the showroom, he said.

The cause of the fire could not be immediately ascertained but officials suspect that it might have been caused by an electrical short-circuit.

--IANS

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