More than a hundred firemen battled for about three hours to douse the flames that broke out on the top floor of the National Museum of Natural History early this morning.
Rajesh Panwar, deputy chief of the Delhi Fire Service, said the museum's firefighting system was out of operation because part of the building was being renovated.
He added: 'The damage is huge. If the fire provisions were working, the fire could have been controlled well in time.'
Five firefighters overcome by heavy smoke were taken to a hospital and released after being treated, New Delhi fire official Harinder Singh said. Thirty-five fire engines were called.
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