A minor fire on Tuesday broke out at the National Library, the largest in the country, but no damage was reported, officials said.<br /><br />"There was a short circuit in the air conditioning (AC) unit after which we switched off electricity in the whole campus. The situation came under control later on," Dr P Y Rajendra Kumar, Director General of the library, told PTI.<br /><br />There was no damage to the heritage structure or any books or documents as the AC plant is separate from the main library building.<br /><br />Fire brigade officials said two fire engines were sent to the spot which put off the blaze.<br /><br />With a vast collection of over 2.2 million books and rare manuscripts of high archival value, the 178-year National Library campus is spread over a 30 acre plot in Alipore. <br /><br /><br /><br />For More information on this news visit: http://www.itvnewsindia.com/<br />For More information on this news, visit: http://www.indianews.ind.in/<br />Connect with us on Social platform at: http://www.facebook.com/IndiaNewsTV<br />Subscribe to our You Tube channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/itvnewsindia<br />Connect with us on Social platform at: https://www.facebook.com/pages/India-News/371196196360607
