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| NMNH had precious exhibits focusing on India's plants, animals and mineral wealth. (video below) |
April 26, 2016, NewsCrunch
The National Museum of Natural History (NMNH) in FICCI building in central Delhi was gutted by a massive fire on early Tuesday.
Forty fire engines were deployed to fight the fire in which six fire officials fell ill after inhaling excessive smoke during the four-hour operation to control the blaze.
Many exhibits like herpetological specimens and taxidermied animals have been gutted.
Forty fire engines were deployed to fight the fire in which six fire officials fell ill after inhaling excessive smoke during the four-hour operation to control the blaze.
Many exhibits like herpetological specimens and taxidermied animals have been gutted.
There were four main exhibit galleries: "Cell: The Basic Unit of Life", "Conservation", "Introduction to Natural History", and "Nature's Network: Ecology".