<p>New Delhi: The swift action of police averted a major tragedy in central Delhi as 44 labourers were rescued minutes before a blaze spread all over a four-storey building at a furniture market Nabi Karim area early Saturday morning, officials said.</p>.<p>A call about the fire was received at 3.20 am. It was also reported that smoke was coming out from the building's ground floor, which is used as a furniture godown, a police officer said.</p>.<p>The labourers were sleeping inside the building. It was found that there was an entry point to go on the upper floors but the shutter was closed.</p>.Auto driver caught masturbating near Delhi's Bengali Market.<p>"The local police, in a swift action, broke the shutter, opened the gate, and proceeded to the second and third floors, where the labourers were sleeping," Deputy Commissioner of Police (Central) M. Harsha Vardhan said.</p>.<p>Around 44 labourers were rescued before the fire spread all over the building and fire tenders arrived, he said.</p>.<p>An official of Delhi Fire Service (DFS) said at least seven fire tenders were pressed into service. It took four hours to control the blaze, he said.</p>.<p>The officer said no one was injured in the incident but the furniture and other wooden articles were gutted in the fire.</p>.<p>The cause of the fire is stated to be the short circuit, he said, adding further probe is underway. </p>
<p>New Delhi: The swift action of police averted a major tragedy in central Delhi as 44 labourers were rescued minutes before a blaze spread all over a four-storey building at a furniture market Nabi Karim area early Saturday morning, officials said.</p>.<p>A call about the fire was received at 3.20 am. It was also reported that smoke was coming out from the building's ground floor, which is used as a furniture godown, a police officer said.</p>.<p>The labourers were sleeping inside the building. It was found that there was an entry point to go on the upper floors but the shutter was closed.</p>.Auto driver caught masturbating near Delhi's Bengali Market.<p>"The local police, in a swift action, broke the shutter, opened the gate, and proceeded to the second and third floors, where the labourers were sleeping," Deputy Commissioner of Police (Central) M. Harsha Vardhan said.</p>.<p>Around 44 labourers were rescued before the fire spread all over the building and fire tenders arrived, he said.</p>.<p>An official of Delhi Fire Service (DFS) said at least seven fire tenders were pressed into service. It took four hours to control the blaze, he said.</p>.<p>The officer said no one was injured in the incident but the furniture and other wooden articles were gutted in the fire.</p>.<p>The cause of the fire is stated to be the short circuit, he said, adding further probe is underway. </p>