A fire was reported at the residence of BJP MP Ravi Shankar Prasad, located at 21 Mother Teresa Crescent Road in Delhi. At least three fire tenders were rushed to the spot.
No casualties reported
While the initial alert mentioned house number 2, it was later confirmed that the fire had occurred at house number 21, belonging to Prasad. The fire broke out in a bed kept in one of the rooms of the house.
No casualties or injuries were reported in the incident. It was not immediately known if the Patna Sahib MP was home at the time of the incident.
Three fire tenders were rushed to the spot, and the blaze was brought under control by 8.35 am. No one was injured in the incident, the DFS official said.
Fire tenders and a Delhi Police forensic team were deployed at the residence to assess the situation. The cause of the fire is being investigated, and further details are awaited.