Fire breaks out at home ministry room in North Block

NEW DELHI: Days after the Mumbai Mantralaya fire, a fire broke out in the home ministry in North Block here on Sunday afternoon.

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 is still not known.

The North Block houses several key ministries.