Fire at a building in ITO, seven rescued

New Delhi: Fire broke out on the fourth floor of a building near IP Bhavan at ITO in central Delhi, a fire official said Friday. Seven people have been rescued so far.

A fire department official said: "We received a call at around 11:45 a.m. about a fire in the drum-shaped building at ITO."

"We have rescued seven people till now," the official added.

"Seventeen-eighteen fire tenders have been pressed into service," he said.

The building is known to house many government offices.