Overview
- Delhi Fire Services received a call at 7:37 am and deployed multiple fire tenders, containing the blaze by about 9 am with no injuries reported.
- Roughly 40–50 stalls were gutted; Dastkar reported 37 permanent Gali-e-Khas stalls and five Bonanza stalls destroyed.
- Highly flammable textiles and temporary structures helped the fire spread, wiping out goods and equipment.
- Dastkar cancelled the bazaar’s final two days and said it is securing the site, settling sales with participants, and planning a fundraiser for affected artisans.
- Police and fire officials are probing the cause; night guards cited a possible short circuit, though forensic checks and CCTV reviews have not confirmed it.