Fire breaks out on the sixth floor of Shastri Bhawan

A fire broke out at Delhi's Shashtri Bhawan on Tuesday and was immediately doused, the senior fire officer said. The reason for the fire is presumed to be due to a short circuit.

New Delhi: A fire broke out on the sixth floor of the Shastri Bhawan on Tuesday afternoon, a Delhi Fire Service official said. The fire, however, was immediately doused.

The fire department said they received a call about the blaze at 2.15 PM after which seven fire tenders were rushed to the spot. The fire was later brought under control by 2.55 PM. No injury or casualty has been reported, the senior fire officer said.

The reason for the fire is presumed to be due to a short circuit, they added.

R Meena, a fire official at the spot

R Meena, a fire official at the spot said, "The fire broke out at the top floor in the waste material of cooler and electrical wires. At least 5-6 fire tenders were at the spot." Shastri Bhawan houses Ministries of Law, Information and Broadcasting, Corporate Affairs, Chemicals and Petrochemicals and Human Resources Development.