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NEW DELHI: A massive fire broke out at a warehouse storing batteries in outer Delhi's Peeragarhi area early on Thursday.Three firemen, who had entered the building to douse the flames, got trapped inside after a portion of the building collapsed due to an explosion in the batteries that were stored inside.An operation is underway to rescue the trapped firemen. The fire department has deployed 35 fire tenders to tame the blaze.Fire officials say that the blaze broke out at 4.25am after which seven fire tenders were pressed into service.However, during this, the back portion of the three-storey building suddenly collapsed after an explosion, trapping the firemen inside.DFS chief Atul Garg said that a team from the fire department, police and the Disaster Management Force has been deployed to rescue the men.