Fire at Chinubhai Towers in Gujarat

Ahmedabad, Mar 5 (UNI) A fire broke out early today at the Chinubhai Towers building at the Ashram Road here, reducing to ashes several offices of the Torrent Power AEC.

The fire broke out at 0500 hrs, destroying most of the offices of the power company.

Additional Chief Fire Officer M F Datur said a short-circuit sparked the blaze in the building.

There were no reports of any casualties. However, preliminary reports suggested the losses to be around Rs one crore.

A fire tender and four tankers were pressed into service to put out the blaze. It took the fire personnel one hour to douse the fire.

UNI