A fire official said the electric panel, maintained by NDMC, caught fire in the afternoon and the blaze spread to the PVC sheets, giving the impression of fire inside the Metro station.
Smoke started coming from the PVC material outside the Central Park gate, which also opens in the Metro station towards the B block, a Metro official said. While seven fire tenders rushed to the spot, no casualties were reported.
There was smoke inside the Rajiv Chowk station just minutes after the fire broke out. "I was travelling from GTB Nagar to Laxmi Nagar. As I stepped down to change the Metro, I noticed heavy smoke and commuters rushing towards the exit," said Anand Kumar Jha, a student.
CISF and Metro personnel helped commuters evacuate the station. Outlets, restaurants, food-chains at the junction were also shut down as precautionary measures. All the entry gates of the station were closed till the fire was brought under control. Metro services were resumed after 1:50pm.
Many commuters had to find another mode of transport where the drivers overcharged them. "Autos and E-rickshaws charged almost the double of our usual fare. I had to go to Kashmere Gate but I was fleeced because of the fire and chaos," said Rajesh Chowdhary, a resident of Laxmi Nagar.
Many of the commuters were headed for weekend getaways when the fire delayed their plans. Many received calls from their relatives and friends after the news of fire spread.
"I was on the way to meet my friends when I smelled burning plastic. There was smoke inside the station. I was pulled out by the guards," said Mohammad Imtiyaz Ansari, a resident of Dwarka.
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