US EditionMajor Fire Erupts at MPs' Quarters Near Parliament in Delhi. What Happened?
- On Saturday, a major fire broke out at Brahmaputra Apartments on Baba Kharag Singh Marg, a residential complex housing several Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha MPs.
- Officials say the cause is still undetermined, and reports indicate the fire involved domestic items, Delhi Fire Services confirmed.
- Delhi Fire Services received a call at 1.22 pm and brought the blaze under control by 2.10 pm, with the stilt floor suffering most damage and thick smoke visible externally.
- Eyewitnesses told NDTV and Mint the fire hydrant was not functional and there was no water in the tank or pipelines, and a resident said `We checked the fire extinguishing facility after spotting the fire, but there was no water. The fire hydrant was not working,`.
- The complex sits roughly 200 metres from the Parliament and opposite Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital; the apartments were inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 2020.
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