Blaze erupts at restaurant in Rajouri Garden; 10 fire tenders rushed: DFS

A fire broke out Monday in a restaurant in west Delhi's Rajouri Garden market, forcing several students of a coaching institute to jump to an adjacent building to escape, authorities said.

Civic authority said the restaurant's fire safety was revoked some months ago and it was ordered closed. A person was taken to a hospital with minor injuries, police said.

Delhi Police in a statement said the building houses several shops, including an institute MAAC Rajouri, a restaurant named Jungle Jamboree (which was closed) on the second floor.

"The damage is lesser on the ground floor establishments," it said. Police said that the fire was under control.