New Delhi: Around 15 shops were gutted in a fire in a timber market in northwest Delhi's Jahangirpuri area in the wee hours today. "A call was received at 2.05 AM about a fire that broke out in the timber market near Jahangirpuri Metro Station.

Initially five fire tenders were rushed to the spot but after the fire intensified around 2.40 AM, eight more fire tenders were rushed to douse the fire," said an official from Delhi Fire Services.