No casualty has been reported yet although there is extensive damage to property, police said.
The fire broke out on the top floor of the building used for storing tyres and plastic materials following which heavy smoke billowed out posing challenge for the firefighters as they attempted to douse the flames .
The incident was reported at around 5 AM and 15 fire tenders were rushed to the spot. The blaze was controlled by 10 AM after which cooling operation was started, a Delhi Fire Service officer said.
The mishap comes a day after the nearly four-decade-old National Museum of Natural History, housing thousands of rare specimens of flora and fauna, at the heart of the capital was ravaged in a massive blaze.
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