Gandhinagar: Fire Breaks Out At Gujarat Secretariat Basement In Block 9; Record Room Gutted

Panic spread through the Secretariat complex in Gujarat’s capital, Gandhinagar, on Monday morning after a massive fire broke out in the basement of Block No. 9. The blaze completely gutted a record room located in the basement. However, no casualties were reported in the incident.

Fire Brought Under Control After Two Hours

Gandhinagar Municipal Corporation’s Chief Fire Officer-in-charge, Rajesh Patel, said the fire control room received information about the incident at around 7:50 AM. Following the alert, two fire tenders were immediately dispatched to the Secretariat complex.

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Gandhinagar, Gujarat: A fire broke out in the basement of Gandhinagar Secretariat Block No. 9 before office hours. Fire brigade teams deployed 20 personnel, brought the blaze under control, and continued cooling operations amid heavy smoke pic.twitter.com/iLHMPGbzCz

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Firefighters found that the blaze was confined to the basement of Secretariat Block No. 9. After nearly two hours of intensive firefighting, the flames were brought under control, while cooling operations continued.

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Patel said the record room in the basement was completely gutted, though the exact extent of the damage was yet to be assessed.

“We have brought the fire under control; however, due to the lack of ventilation in the basement, there is heavy smoke inside, and we are currently working to clear it out,”  PTI quoted Fire officer Rajesh Patel.