All You Need To Know About The Fire That Gutted The National Museum Of Natural History

The National Museum of Natural History was destroyed in a massive fire, early Tuesday morning. The fire broke out on the top floor of the museum, located in FICCI Building in Mandi House, where some repair work was underway and quickly spread to all other floors of the building. The museum was opened on June 5th, 1978 by former Prime Minister, Indira Gandhi as part of her efforts to promote environmental awareness among people. The museum exhibited a large number of taxidermic (stuffed) animals and specimens which were gutted in the fire. - See more at: http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/national-museum-of-natural-history-list-of-exhibits-that-we-might-have-lost-in-the-fire-at-delhis-museum-2770923/#sthash.6n5GCIra.dpuf