The fire at Chandni Chowk’s Marwadi Katra has gutted 200 shops, leaving shopowners devastated and employees without a source of income; several such incidents have happened in the city over the past few weeks owing to greater pressure on power infrastructure.

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The structure under the jurisdiction of Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) has received support from Agha Khan Trust for Culture (AKTC) for its renovation.

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The call about the fire was received at 5 am, prompting the deployment of 10 fire tenders. The blaze was brought under control within an hour.

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The fire broke out in Chandni Chowk’s Old Katra Marwadi Market around 5 pm on Thursday. There were no casualties.

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Praveen Khandelwal says he will initiate community policing to improve law and order in the constituency

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Omaxe Chowk, a mall set to come up in September, is expected to give the 350-year-old Mughal market a facelift and attract new customers

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Since the pandemic, traders of Chandni Chowk have been looking for good business, and things were slowly getting back on track. However, the market was disrupted yet again

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According to DCP (North) Sagar Singh Kalsi, four to five buildings each housing 20 to 25 shops have been affected by the fire while three buildings collapsed during firefighting operations

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