NEW DELHI: A cloth shop was gutted in a fire that broke out in a crowded market place in Central Delhi past midnight.

The blaze was reported at 12.25 am in the cloth shop located at Jai Mata market of Sadar Bazar area, fire department officials said.

Seven fire tenders were rushed to the spot and the blaze was extinguished within an hour, they said.

There were no immediate report of any casualty.