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<p>A fire broke out at the Prime Minister&#39;s Office in South Block early Tuesday morning.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>

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<p dir="ltr" lang="en"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Delhi?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Delhi</a>: Fire broke out in Room No. 242, located on the second floor of Prime Minister&#39;s Office around 3.35 AM. Situation now under control. <a href="https://t.co/9dW5bVLsNI">pic.twitter.com/9dW5bVLsNI</a></p>
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<p>News reports described the fire as being minor.&nbsp;</p>

<p>They added that 10 fire tenders were rushed to the spot, and the fire doused in 20 minutes.&nbsp;</p>

<p>ANI reported that the fire broke out in room no. 242, located on the second floor of the Prime Minister&#39;s Office.&nbsp;</p>

<p>It said the fire broke out around 3.35 AM. And that the situation was now under control.</p>


A fire broke out at the Prime Minister's Office in South Block early Tuesday morning. #Delhi: Fire broke out in Room No. 242, located on the second floor of Prime Minister's Office around 3.35 AM. Situation now under control. pic.twitter.com/9dW5bVLsNI — ANI (@ANI) October 17, 2017 × News reports described the fire as being minor. They added that 10 fire tenders were rushed to the spot, and the fire doused in 20 minutes. ANI reported that the fire broke out in room no. 242, located on the second floor of the Prime Minister's Office. It said the fire broke out around 3.35 AM. And that the situation was now under control.

Fire breaks out at Prime Minister's Office, brought under control

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