Second incident of Fire in Vadodara collector office building within six months, no casualty, documents burnt

Vadodara: Several documents were burnt to ashes in a fire in the record-section of the collector’s office of Vadodrara today.

This is second incident of fire in the collector office building within six months. On May 2 this year also an incident of fire had taken place in the collector office here in which the rest room (the retiring chamber adjoining the main collector office) was badly damaged. However, in both the incidents caused by short-circuit, fortunately there was no casualty.

Chief Officer ((Fire & Emergency Services) of the VMC, Dipak P Gunjal today said that 10 fire fighting vehicles along with around 40 fire tenders were rushed to the collector office in Kothigate area of the city at around 10am. The fire caused by short circuit was in a 12×15 ft room of the record-section in the basement of the two storied building. It was controlled in over an hour long operation.

Notably, the last incident of fire caused by short circuit in the AC had taken place a day after joining of the woman collector Ms P Bharti, who was transferred from Panchmahal. The second incident has also incidentally taken place during her tenure. Last time she was not in her office as she had gone to capital Gandhinagar for an official meeting.

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