20160420 India Aizawl treasury fire damages govt property
India Apr 20 2016 “Building”
Dead : dead 0 or unknown Burnout : 1 to 29 Injured : injured 0 or unknown
Aizawl treasury fire damages govt property
Updated: 2016-04-20-10:02
A massive fire broke which out in the secretariat annexe-I of Aizawl’s treasury square on Monday night destroyed property worth Rs 103 lakh, official sources said on Tuesday.
The fire destroyed the offices of the secretariat wings of the information and communication, higher and technical education and land revenue and settlement departments.
Police said the blaze began at 7pm and fire service officials were notified at 7.25pm. Fire-tenders put out the fire after 10pm. The building, adjacent to the north gate of the Aizawl Raj Bhavan, houses several offices, including the Aizawl south treasury. The main civil secretariat was shifted to the New Capital Complex constructed with funds provided by the 12th Finance Commission.
The e-governance room (data centre), where several electronic equipment was kept, was spared by the fire. No one was killed. tnn
Web Source: THE TIMES OF INDIA
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