Fire in Hindustan Times building

NEW DELHI: A fire broke out in the multi-storeyed Hindustan Times building in the busy Connaught Place area on Tuesday evening.

The blaze was spotted on the first floor of the 17-storeyed building, which houses the editorial and reporting divisions of the newspaper, at around 6 pm.

People have been evacuated from the building and fire tenders have been rushed to douse the blaze.

The building also houses an office of BBC.