Fire at New Delhi's Shastri Bhawan, rescue operations underway

New Delhi: A fire broke-out in New Delhi's Shastri Bhawan on Monday morning. Four fire tenders reached the spot to douse the flames.

"The furniture and air conditioner of room no. 711 caught fire. The fire was doused immediately," Divisional Officer of Delhi Fire Service Sanjay Tomar told ANI. 

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Shastri Bhawan, named after late Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri, is situated near Central Delhi.

The building houses several ministries and its officials including Human Resources Development, Law & Justice, Information & Broadcasting, Corporate Affairs, Chemicals and Petrochemicals, Culture, Women & Child Development etc. 

The building also houses offices for Ministries of Education, Petroleum, Chemicals and Fertilizers, Youth Affairs, Family welfare etc. 

More details are awaited.