Deputy director of the UP Fire Department, Ajay Kumar told ANI, "Efforts are still being made to extinguish the fire, for which hydraulic fire tenders are being taken from Lucknow along with army vehicles and tenders have also been sought from the surrounding districts of the city".
The blaze -- rated by fire tenders as a third-degree fire -- erupted in a billboard on top of the building and fire subsequently engulfed the entire building, according to sources.
A car caught fire in south Delhi's Chhattarpur area on Thursday, informed officials, adding that fire tenders were rushed to the spot to put out the flames.