A major fire engulfed the third floor of the State Bank of India (SBI) branch at Bapuji Nagar branch here on Saturday morning.
Getting information, Fire Services personnel rushed to the spot and managed to douse the fire after an hour.
Reports said locals noticed smoke emanating from the third floor of the building and informed the fire brigade.
“The fire siren went off at around 5.30 am. After finding the smoke billowing out of the building, I called up the fire brigade and police,” said the security guard of the building.
“Initially the security guards noticed the blaze and informed the Fire Brigade. We tried to enter the building but could not as fire had entirely engulfed the office. Important documents including cheques and Aadhar cards have got damaged in the mishap,” said an eyewitness.
Sources said the exact reason behind the mishap is yet to be ascertained. Many important documents including customer records and files were destroyed in the fire. However, the amount of property damaged will be established after a detailed assessment.