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False fire alarm in Parliament Annexe

PTI  New Delhi, November 28, 2012
First Published: 13:10 IST(28/11/2012) | Last Updated: 15:30 IST(28/11/2012)
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Plumes of smoke due to welding work on Wednesday triggered a fire alarm in Parliament Annexe this afternoon prompting fire brigade to rush vehicles to the spot.



However, it soon came to light that there was no fire in the high security complex as per the call received by the Delhi Fire Department.


"It was a good intention call. There were smoke due to welding work in the Annexe. As per our procedure, we rushed fire tenders there but found that no fire had broken out," fire brigade officials said.

Six fire tenders have been rushed to the spot.

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