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Massive fire guts natural history museum in Delhi
NEW DELHI: A massive fire Tuesday gutted the National Museum of Natural History in India's capital, one of the country's top museums, an official said.
Firefighters took more than four hours to douse the blaze, which started on the top floor of the six-story museum, New Delhi fire official Harinder Singh said. Thirty-five fire engines were called. Singh said the entire building was gutted by the blaze.
Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar said the damage caused to the museum was being assessed. An investigation was ordered to determine the cause of the fire.