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A major fire broke out at the AC plant inside Parliament complex in New Delhi on Sunday while welding work was underway gutting the unit and affecting air conditioning in the main building and it took ten fire engines to douse the flames in about 30 minutes. Delhi Fire Service chief A.K. Sharma said prima facie it appeared to be a case of negligence as laid down safety norms were not followed in the maintenance work. The fire department got a call at fire at 2:21pm and ten fire tenders were rushed to the spot immediately to bring the blaze under control. There were no injuries, fire officials said. Thick black smoke was seen billowing above the red sandstone boundary wall of the 88-year-old Parliament complex as the flames raged just a few hundred metres away from the main building which s