Fire in Parliament complex under control, no injuries reported

New Delhi: A massive fire broke out in the Parliament complex on Sunday with television channels showing visuals of heavy smoke billowing out of the premises. Television reports said the fire had been isolated and controlled. Efforts were being made to assess the damage caused by the blaze.

The fire was reported to be at an air-conditioning plant on the outskirts of the complex. Not many people were in the area when the incident happened, reported.

"The fire was reported to the control room at 2.21pm. It (the alert) was upgraded immediately… At 2.38pm, the fire was said to be surrounded. It appears to be in the AC plant room. There are around 30 people (of the fire service) in the area," AK Sharma, director of the Director Fire Service, said.

The area where the fire began was close to where a company of the CRPF was housed earlier.