Fire breaks out at IIM Ahmedabad

Ahmedabad, 21 June 2013

A fire broke out in the Placement Office of Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, on 21st June 2013 at around 2 AM.

The primary cause of fire seems to be a short circuit in the air conditioning unit.

Fire brigade personnel were informed and the fire was brought under control. While the Placement Office premises suffered extensive damage, there were no reported injuries.

Balasubramanian S, Coordinator, Student Placement Committee said, “we are currently in the process of assessing the loss from the fire. However, we do not anticipate any adverse impact on the next major placement activity i.e. summer internship placements scheduled during the later half of the year.”