Fire breaks out in North Block near Rashtrapati Bhavan, thick smoke seen rising into the sky, creates panic

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New Delhi: There was a stir in the capital Delhi on Monday due to a fire in the North Block area near Rashtrapati Bhavan. As soon as information about the fire was received, six fire brigade vehicles reached the spot and the fire was brought under control within some time. There is no news of any casualty in this incident. According to officials, Delhi Fire Service had received a fire call, after which a team was sent. Initial investigation revealed that construction work was going on on the roof of a building in North Block. There was a short circuit during welding, due to which the AC boiler installed on the roof caught fire.

The fire department issued a statement saying, "The AC boiler installed on the roof of North Block caught fire. Welding work was going on when the fire spread due to short circuit. The situation has now been brought under control."

Shiv Sena MP shared photo

Shiv Sena Rajya Sabha MP Milind Deora was on his way to Parliament when the fire broke out. He saw thick smoke rising from behind the North Block. Deora also shared its picture on microblogging site X, in which smoke is clearly visible coming out from one place. they wrote, "While going to Parliament, I saw thick smoke rising from behind North Block. It seems like there is a fire. Hope everyone is safe and the emergency services are working quickly."

Fire has happened near Parliament before

Fires occur very rarely around the Parliament complex. Earlier in May 2022, a minor fire had occurred during the construction of the new Parliament building in Central Delhi. Then a safety net caught fire, five fire tenders were sent to extinguish it. The fire staff present inside the Parliament had brought the fire under control even before the fire brigade arrived.

Similarly, incidents of fire have also come to light in three temporary shelters built for laborers in the Central Vista Project. It was fortunate that this time too the fire was small and was extinguished in time, otherwise a major accident could have happened.

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