A major fire broke out in the commissioner’s office in Moti Mahal here on Thursday morning. No casualty or damage of property was reported as the fire was in an abandoned section of the building.
The fire was reportedly caused by the explosion of an air condition compressor. The fire took place at 10:20 am when the offices were about to begin work. The fire engulfed the commissioner’s office. As soon as the fire brigade office received information, firefighters reached the spot. All the employees present in the office ran for safety.
Since the Moti Mahal building is made up of stones, the temperature of the entire building shot up due to fire. As soon as water was poured on the stones they began to break. It is the second accident of blast of air conditioner compressor in a week in the city. Earlier, a similar fire was reported in the building of Sindh Vihar Colony. After engulfing the commissioner’s office, the fire reached the lift. Since Commissioner KK Khare had gone to Bhopal with the CRs officers and employees, any untoward incident was averted. The Commissioner in-charge P Narhari said that the commissioner’s office was built in about 3000 square feet and has been totally destroyed. But no particular record has been damaged. The fire brigade reached the spot and 25 vehicles fired water to control the fire with the help of eight fire brigades.
Tankers of the workshop of the municipal corporation were also pressed into service. The municipal corporation commissioner Vinod Sharma also reached the spot and directed fire brigade to control the fire.