2 killed, 9 injured in godown fire in New Delhi

New Delhi: Two men were killed and nine others injured after a fire broke out at a godown in outer Delhi Tuesday evening, an official said. 

The three-storeyed godown in Sanjay Gandhi Transport Nagar was used for storing paints, chemicals and CNG kits, police said.  

It is suspected that leakage from a CNG kit of a truck triggered an explosion and the fire, they added. 

A call was received around 4:20 pm regarding the fire in the godown. 

Eleven fire tenders were rushed to the spot, said an official from the Delhi Fire Service Department.