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Chandigarh, March 18
A fire broke out at a residential unit on the Panjab University campus here on Monday evening.
Sources said the fire took place on the top floor of house number 168 in Block B around 8 pm.
Short circuit is suspected to be the cause of the fire.
No casualty has been reported in the incident but furniture and other material was damaged.
A fire official said they received the call about the fire around 8 pm. Two fire tenders from Sector 11 and 17 fire stations were pressed into service. The blaze was brought under control in 30 minutes, the fire official added.
“It was a minor fire, probably caused by a short circuit. However, it was controlled much before any damage was done,” said Ashwani Koul, Chief of University Security. — TNS
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