20191207 Cuttack: Fire at NRRI auditorium
India Dec 07 2019 “Building” “Other bldg.”
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Cuttack: Fire at NRRI auditorium
Updated: 2019–12–08
CUTTACK: A major fire broke out in the under-construction auditorium of National Rice Research Institute NRRI Cuttack, on Saturday. However, there were no casualties. Fire officials suspect that a short circuit caused the fire but the exact cause is yet to be ascertained by them.
A K Nayak, an official of NRRI said, “Security guards first spotted smoke coming out of the auditorium around 12.35 pm. The fire services were informed and the personnel brought the flames under control in two hours with the help of three fire tenders.”
Construction of the auditorium started in 2017 and it was supposed to be handed over to NRRI on March 2020, sais Nayak. Electrical material stocked inside the auditorium were damaged in the blaze. “The loss to property is yet to be assessed. A team has been formed to inspect the loss,” said Nayak.
Web Source: The times of India