A major fire broke out on the sixth floor of Shastri Bhawan in national Capital on Tuesday afternoon. Seven fire tenders were rushed to the spot. Shastri Bhawan houses Ministries of Law, Information and broadcasting, Corporate Affairs, Chemicals and Petrochemicals, and Human Resources Development.
According to a senior Delhi Fire Services official, a call about the blaze was received at 2.15 PM on Tuesday following which seven fire tenders were rushed to the spot.
"The fire which broke out at sixth floor was later brought under control by 2.55 PM. No injury or casualty has been reported," said the senior DFS official.
"Prima facie it indicates that short circuit could be the reason behind the fire. However the exact cause of fire is yet to be ascertained," said the Senior DFS official.
Taking the political advantage of the situation Congress President Rahul Gandhi took a dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi. He tweeted "Modiji burning files is not going to save you. Your day of judgment is coming."
The DFS official denied the allegations made by the Congress President Rahul Gandhi regarding the fire. Refuting to his tweets they said, fire broke at sixth floor terrace, which doesn't have any government offices.
"The area where fire took place only had old furniture and waste materials lying there, not even a single file or Government documents were damaged or gutted in fire," said the senior DFS official. PTI