The fire, which began around 01:30 on the sixth floor of the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FICCI) building where the museum had been housed, eventually reached the second floor and destroyed all of the museum's exhibits before fire services were able to bring the flames under control.
Api, yang muncul sekitar pukul 01:30 pagi di lantai enam dari bangunan Kamar Dagang & Industri Federasi India (FICCI), di mana museum berlokasi, akhirnya mencapai lantai dua dan membakar semua pameran museum sebelum pemadam kebakaran mampu mengontrol api tersebut.