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Fire breaks out in Indian home ministry

June 24, 2012 - Updated 1435 PKT
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NEW DELHI: Days after the Mumbai Mantralaya fire, a fire broke out in the home ministry in North Block here on Sunday afternoon.

The North Block houses several key ministries.

According to TV reports, the fire has been reported from conference room No. 102.

AK Sharma, director, fire services, claimed that the fire has been brought under control. He said that an alert about fire was given to them at around 2.20pm. Several fire tenders have been pressed into service to douse the flames.

The cause of the fire and the extent of the damage are still not known.


 
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