Thick smoke billowed from North Block, part of the Central Secretariat in New Delhi, after a minor fire reportedly broke out in a rooftop air conditioning boiler on 26 October 2026. (Photo: NationPress/Qamar Sibtain)
A Delhi Fire Services tender remained stationed outside North Block on 26 October 2026 following a minor fire in a rooftop air conditioning boiler, reportedly triggered by a short circuit during welding work. (Photo: NationPress/Qamar Sibtain)
Workers and scaffolding remained visible near North Block in New Delhi following a minor rooftop fire on 26 October 2026, with the blaze reportedly linked to a short circuit during ongoing welding work on the premises. (Photo: NationPress/Qamar Sibtain)
A Delhi Fire Services engine was deployed outside North Block on 26 October 2026 after a minor fire ignited in an air conditioning boiler on the government building's rooftop, reportedly caused by a short circuit during welding. (Photo: NationPress/Qamar Sibtain)
Delhi Fire Services personnel remained on standby outside North Block on 26 October 2026 as teams worked to contain a minor fire in a rooftop air conditioning boiler, reportedly caused by a short circuit during welding operations. (Photo: NationPress/Qamar Sibtain)
Fire units from Delhi Fire Services stood by at the Central Secretariat premises on 26 October 2026, stationed outside North Block as crews addressed a minor rooftop blaze in an air conditioning boiler. (Photo: NationPress/Qamar Sibtain)
A minor fire broke out in an air conditioning boiler on the rooftop of North Block, New Delhi, on 26 October 2026, reportedly due to a short circuit during welding work, prompting Delhi Fire Services to deploy tenders to the site. (Photo: NationPress/Qamar Sibtain)
Fire tenders and emergency personnel from Delhi Fire Services were stationed outside North Block on 26 October 2026 following a minor rooftop blaze, reportedly sparked by a short circuit during welding on an air conditioning boiler. (Photo: NationPress/Qamar Sibtain)
Multiple Delhi Fire Services vehicles and emergency personnel converged on North Block in New Delhi on 26 October 2026 after a minor fire in a rooftop air conditioning boiler sent smoke rising over the Central Secretariat. (Photo: NationPress/Qamar Sibtain)
A security official stood guard near an entrance to North Block in New Delhi on 26 October 2026, following a minor fire in a rooftop air conditioning boiler reportedly triggered by a short circuit during welding work. (Photo: NationPress/Qamar Sibtain)
Security staff maintained their post near a North Block entrance in New Delhi on 26 October 2026 as Delhi Fire Services crews tackled a minor blaze in the building's rooftop air conditioning boiler. (Photo: NationPress/Qamar Sibtain)
Delhi Fire Services tenders continued to be stationed outside North Block on 26 October 2026 even after the minor rooftop fire in an air conditioning boiler was brought under control, as a precautionary measure following the welding related short circuit. (Photo: NationPress/Qamar Sibtain)
Soot marks were visible on a section of the North Block facade in New Delhi on 26 October 2026, the aftermath of a minor fire in a rooftop air conditioning boiler reportedly caused by a short circuit during welding work. (Photo: NationPress/Qamar Sibtain)
A helmeted Delhi Fire Services firefighter stood on the rooftop of North Block on 26 October 2026 after a minor fire in an air conditioning boiler was reportedly caused by a short circuit during welding work on the building. (Photo: NationPress/Qamar Sibtain)
A Delhi Fire Services firefighter was seen communicating via mobile phone from the rooftop of North Block on 26 October 2026, coordinating the response to a minor air conditioning boiler fire reportedly caused by a welding short circuit. (Photo: NationPress/Qamar Sibtain)
A police officer was positioned atop the iconic dome of North Block in New Delhi on 26 October 2026, as scaffolding surrounded the Central Secretariat building in the aftermath of a minor rooftop fire in an air conditioning boiler. (Photo: NationPress/Qamar Sibtain)