NEW DELHI: At least one person died after a fire broke out at a banquet hall near northwest Delhi's Ashok Vihar area on Tuesday.
"One staff member of Atlantis Banquet Hall has been declared dead in the hospital. Rescue operation has been completed," ANI quoted Delhi Police as saying.
Harsh Chopra, the manager of the banquet hall, was stuck on the first floor of the building during the fire, PTI said, adding, a senior police official said, "He was found unconscious and rushed to Fortis Hospital where doctors declared him dead."
The fire has been extinguished. The cause of the blaze is yet to be ascertained, the police said.
A call about the fire at Atlantis banquet hall was received at 5.47pm and 10 fire tenders were rushed to the spot, said Delhi Fire Services Director Atul Garg.
No event was scheduled at the banquet hall when the fire broke out, the officials said.
