Delhi high-rise housing military offices catches fire

Security personnel died of injuries on Wednesday after a fire erupted at a high-rise in central Delhi that houses Indian Air Force (IAF) offices and other high-profile government departments.

A security official was taken to hospital after inhaling the smoke.

Reportedly, 25 fire engines were sent to the location near the busy Lodhi Road and the Barapullah flyover.

The blaze, which was brought under control, started on the fifth floor of the Pandit Deendayal Antyodaya Bhawan, at the office of the Social Justice Ministry.

The fire department was alerted a little after 8:30 am, reported NDTV.

The Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) sub-inspector fell unconscious after inhaling the smoke and was taken to the All India Institutes of Medical Sciences (AIIMS).

Many government offices, including a branch of the Indian Air Force, Water and Sanitation Ministry, Forest Ministry and the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), are housed in the Antyodaya Bhawan in the CGO complex.