"We got a call around 10:30 in the morning that the slum areas in Jahangirpuri have caught fire. When we reached here, we found that a godown of waste materials, located a little outside the slum areas, had blazed," said a fireman present at the spot

"It would have caused danger to the slum. 11-12 vehicles have reached the spot. The cooling process will take a while but we have taken it under control", said Rajeev Kumar, a fireman present at the spot," added the fireman

 Fire men douse a fire which broke out in an open area

On being asked about how much time it is going to take to extinguish the fire, the firefighter said, "The plastics kept in the godown have burnt. They take a while to get doused. It will probably take 1-2 hours"

Earlier today, a fire broke out at Maulana Azad Medical College's old boy's hostel in the national capital, officials said. "A fire call has been received about the hostel fire in Maulana Azad Medical College on Sunday morning at 6:09 am," the official said