NEW DELHI: On the eve of Budget day, a fire broke out on Tuesday in room number 50 of the Parliament A UPS kept in one of the rooms of the Parliament caught fire, sending plumes of smoke which alerted those present there, said Atul Garg, chief fire officer, Delhi Fire Services.A call was received around 9.30 PM about a fire breaking out in room number 50 of the Parliament House. Five fire tenders were rushed to the spot, he said.Senior officials of the fire department rushed to the spot to check the severity of the blaze, police said.The fire was doused within 15 minutes and no casualties or injuries were reported in the incident.This comes on a day when the Parliament's Budget session was flagged off by President Pranab Mukherjee , who said this year's budget is "historic" as it heralds the advancement of the budget cycle and the merger of general budget with rail budget for the first time.Inputs from PTI

Source: Times of India January 31, 2017 16:09 UTC